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as in piercing
to make a hole or series of holes in
a nail punctured the tire
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as in stabbing
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle
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Recent Examples of puncturing
According to a February 2025 indictment, the five soldiers beat the man, dragging him across the floor, stepping on his body, breaking his ribs and puncturing a lung.
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Conviction in the Gulf as a future global hub for AI infrastructure is facing its first stress test with Iranian strikes puncturing the region’s image as a haven for computing power.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The tree was left in pieces, with one portion puncturing the roof of the school and another crushing a fence.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Testing is also challenging, as finding a leak requires puncturing the spinal canal, which can create new leaks.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
The past two months of mostly sideways churn within 3% of record highs for the S & P 500 has helped to rebalance the market, puncturing the aggressive sense of destiny around many AI plays, subduing some speculative misbehavior and allowing valuations to settle.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
Pinjar thus starts out with Hamida’s disgust, puncturing notions of maternal affection revered in mainstream South Asian (and other) narratives.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
In a separate case in February, five Israeli reservists were charged over the beating and stabbing of a detainee, accused in an indictment of breaking the man’s ribs, puncturing his lung and tearing his rectum.
—Daniele Hamamdjian, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
Wi-Fi 7's puncturing capability is designed to isolate the interference, enabling devices to use the remainder of the channel.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Conviction in the Gulf as a future global hub for AI infrastructure is facing its first stress test with Iranian strikes puncturing the region’s image as a haven for computing power.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The tree was left in pieces, with one portion puncturing the roof of the school and another crushing a fence.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Testing is also challenging, as finding a leak requires puncturing the spinal canal, which can create new leaks.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
The past two months of mostly sideways churn within 3% of record highs for the S & P 500 has helped to rebalance the market, puncturing the aggressive sense of destiny around many AI plays, subduing some speculative misbehavior and allowing valuations to settle.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
Pinjar thus starts out with Hamida’s disgust, puncturing notions of maternal affection revered in mainstream South Asian (and other) narratives.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
In a separate case in February, five Israeli reservists were charged over the beating and stabbing of a detainee, accused in an indictment of breaking the man’s ribs, puncturing his lung and tearing his rectum.
—Daniele Hamamdjian, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
Wi-Fi 7's puncturing capability is designed to isolate the interference, enabling devices to use the remainder of the channel.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puncturing
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Loud Sound Reduction is another nice-to-have perk carried over from the AirPods Pro series, letting the headphones reduce the severity of sirens, construction and other ear-piercing sounds.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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When a medic advised him that the cut would need stitches, Green suggested piercing the bandage up with a stud — or, alternatively, throwing some Elmer’s glue on it.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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After Jalloh started shooting, multiple students attacked him, with one of them stabbing him, two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation told NBC News.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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He was first convicted of manslaughter in 1974 for reportedly stabbing his stepfather to death in Sydney.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Environmental advocates expressed alarm about orders to restart offshore drilling at the site of a devastating 2015 oil spill in Santa Barbara.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Joson Sanon caught fire from there, drilling three 3-pointers — the last one being a four-point play — in a three-minute span.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The victim tried to flee, but a witness who saw the altercation told police that the suspects made jabbing motions towards the victim’s body.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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O'Brien wasted no time roasting Chalamet during his monologue, jabbing the superstar within minutes.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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The 18-year-old was taken off the oval in 2022 for allegedly punching a high school classmate in the groin, leading to a felony charge that was reduced to a misdemeanor before eventually being dropped.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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In early January 2025, police were called to the Aliquippa VFW when Ours was accused of repeatedly punching and strangling another man, later identified as Preston Coleman.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Winds will lull overnight, Sunday into Monday, before picking back up again on Monday morning.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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But like Cornbread, his father hails from Mississippi and grew up picking cotton.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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But even before that, there were questions and media folks, like myself and others, were poking these questions about the president's former president's acuity and age and how much that was affecting his decision making or ability to run a campaign and even be President of the United States.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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The villains in this TikTok trend are clear, with most of the videos poking fun at narcissistic, annoying, or outright delusional people that just seem to be an inescapable part of life these days.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
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Apply a thin layer around the door frame to keep dust from sticking and building up there.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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One of those at Nottingham Forest’s Europa League defeat to Midtjylland last night seized the moment by turning to the camera and sticking his fingers in his ears (above).—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Puncturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puncturing. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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