wormhole

noun

Definition of wormholenext
as in keyhole

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Recent Examples of wormhole Neil deGrasse Tyson even stopped by for a surreal bit involving a wormhole consuming the show’s set. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 As the late-night host ventured backstage, he was greeted by a giant green wormhole and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 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 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
  • At the October 20 state banquet, where the royal family hosted the Sultan of Oman, Kate wore a striking yellow Elie Saab gown with a keyhole cutout.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The strongbox, which is painted with flowers and birds, has a false keyhole on the front; the real keyhole is hidden underneath a bolt on its lid.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of keyhole
Noun
  • Visible pinhole camera on the inner screen is sometimes distracting.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Turn the volume up and that pinhole dilates, revealing swirling galaxies of vocal harmonies, upright bass plucks, and cascading piano runs.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of pinhole
Noun
  • Officials also closed barricades at site entrances to incoming traffic.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Photos from the scene hours after the attack show heavily armed police officers standing at the entrance of the embassy.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of entrance
Noun
  • In the Victorian era, men wore them in their jacket buttonhole as a sign of their bachelor status and interest in changing it.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, every belt opening and buttonhole is individually measured, cut and finished, including the holes along the back belt and those used for the pocket flaps.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of buttonhole
Noun
  • Typically, a puncture can trigger a dangerous chain reaction in a lithium-ion battery, leading it to catch fire or explode.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Cupertino writers are really cooking with this case, which once again sees multiple reversals of fortune, with Chatlike presenting airtight arguments that PSA punctures and vice versa.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of puncture
Noun
  • Around back, the Studio 1 keeps its connections neatly organized, with USB-C and Ethernet ports at the lower left and a recessed power inlet and physical rocker switch on the right.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ponds, inlets, and outfalls that are not maintained do not perform as designed, and deferred maintenance is the most common reason a system that looks adequate on paper floods in practice.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of inlet
Noun
  • Sometimes there's knots, and sometimes there's knotholes, and sometimes there's cracks that need butterflies.
    — Mo Rocca, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
Definition of knothole
Noun
  • Levine Cava said the transportation department also maintains local roads, where the county already has an $18 million backlog of pothole repairs.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Early use cases for individualized agents have included filing forms to have a pothole filled or messy telephone wires cleaned up, though these human response systems aren’t built to handle a massive uptick in requests.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of pothole

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