as in to pierce
to make a hole or series of holes in
he perforated the sheet with his pencil and put it in his binder
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Recent Examples of perforate
For paving, Liu used bricks perforated with holes and filled with soil, allowing grass to sprout through the middle.
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Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The triangular perforated wall with its clever use of perspective serves as a seamless connection between the store’s interior and exterior by integrating the outdoor landscape with the in-store display.
—WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
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Slip-ons — like these adorable perforated Kimmie sneakers — make getting through TSA checkpoints a breeze.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
The dolls always were perforated thin cardboard but the clothes were paper.
—Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The triangular perforated wall with its clever use of perspective serves as a seamless connection between the store’s interior and exterior by integrating the outdoor landscape with the in-store display.
—WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
Madewell’s Epic Presidents Day Sale Has Tons of Comfy Travel Clothes Up to 84% Off — Shop the 33 Best Deals
Vionic Women’s Kimmie Sneaker
$130 $67 at Amazon
Slip-ons — like these adorable perforated Kimmie sneakers — make getting through TSA checkpoints a breeze.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
The dolls always were perforated thin cardboard but the clothes were paper.
—Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perforate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforate
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Sprinkle salt and pepper on and toss until the spears are lightly coated in oil. Spread them out in a single layer on the pan. Bake just until the base of a stalk is easily pierced.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Bake just until the base of a stalk is easily pierced.—
Tribune News Service,
Denver Post,
1 Apr. 2025
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For the study, the researchers drilled two-gram samples out of the inner walls of two vessel fragments excavated by Schliemann.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The rover drilled the Cumberland sample from an area within a crater called Yellowknife Bay, which resembled an ancient lake bed.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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On April 25, 2000, Acosta, 49, was abducted by Michael Tanzi, a 23-year-old Massachusetts drifter who asked Acosta for a cigarette, punched her and threw her into her Plymouth Voyager van.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Texas high school soccer UIL state semifinals are here, and several Fort Worth-area teams are looking to punch their tickets to a state championship.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Perforate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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