wormhole

noun

Definition of wormholenext
as in keyhole

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Recent Examples of wormhole Anything, that is, except a giant green wormhole. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2026 Through the magic of visual effects, Colbert's entire show and the theater were sucked into a giant green interdimensional wormhole that at times looked like the CBS logo to this reporter. — Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 22 May 2026 This was followed by appearances from Colbert’s fellow late night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver and Seth Meyers, who joked about the wormhole coming for them someday. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Looking directly into the wormhole, Colbert was also offered some advice from his mentor, Jon Stewart. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for wormhole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wormhole
  1. keyhole
  2. pinhole
  3. entrance
  4. buttonhole
  5. puncture
  6. inlet
  7. knothole
  8. pothole
Noun
  • Outside, that impulse showed up in smaller doses, sometimes no bigger than a gold keyhole at the toe.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
  • Following her CT scan, Champkins was able to have the tumor removed via keyhole surgery.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of keyhole
Noun
  • Fill the bottles with water and add a pinhole in the bottom.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • An indirect viewing method, such as a pinhole projector to cast images of the Sun, can also be used to see the partial phases of the eclipse, NASA said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Definition of pinhole
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  • In the new terminal, airport officials say, the walk from the entrance to the farthest gate will be 1,285 feet, down from 1,600 feet now, with wider corridors and sidewalks and access to power plugs for devices from every seat.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • What is meaningful at the entrance of the store can quickly become irrelevant in an aisle.
    — Gadi Graus, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of entrance
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  • Afterward, the garments are made locally by a single jacket maker, trouser maker and buttonhole-finisher—each is touched by just four individuals.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 May 2026
  • Plus, it’s easily affixed to baby’s neckline using the adjustable buttonhole closures.
    — Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of buttonhole
Noun
  • What the data punctures is the assumption that every task needs a frontier model, priced like one.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The right tool for the job Puncture tools are used for a variety of different jobs, and those jobs often dictate how the puncture tool evolves.
    — Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of puncture
Noun
  • Today, Crater Lake National Park boasts the deepest lake in the country, at 1,943 feet, and one of the cleanest too, as there are no inlets or outlets to allow for contamination.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • Marine life concentrates most densely in the shallowest waters of this continental shelf, 100 feet deep or less, in reefs, lagoons, and coastal inlets where a person can swim and scuba dive without specialized gear.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of inlet
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  • All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
  • In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 4 July 2021
Definition of knothole
Noun
  • From bad bridges to potholes and fatal crashes on dangerous streets, a new report shows roads across the Sacramento region need major repairs.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • That progress hit a large pothole in the fifth inning at Rate Field as the White Sox scored seven times, chasing Sasaki from the game and going on to beat the Dodgers, 8-2.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 June 2026
Definition of pothole

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