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as in puncture
a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
during the lesson the boy absentmindedly made perforations in his paper with his pencil
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as in aperture
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing
poked the button through a perforation in the fabric
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Recent Examples of perforation
What could be causing such an obstruction and near-deadly perforation?
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
The trim silhouette is more spiffy than sporty, though the perforations on top look breathable, like a running or basketball shoe.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
For example, shallow perforations that enable light to piece through define Niisato’s teapot, while 3D flowers adorn Fukasawa’s interpretation.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
No small tail flickered out of sight and no trace of perforation was visible.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
The trim silhouette is more spiffy than sporty, though the perforations on top look breathable, like a running or basketball shoe.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
For example, shallow perforations that enable light to piece through define Niisato’s teapot, while 3D flowers adorn Fukasawa’s interpretation.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
No small tail flickered out of sight and no trace of perforation was visible.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforation
Noun
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The camera pans over his back, revealing multiple deep puncture wounds.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
2 May 2025
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The eagle struck her scalp with its powerful talons, causing several puncture wounds that required medical attention.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Momentum breeds momentum: each successful float provides price discovery that the next issuer can cite, widening the aperture a little more.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Functionality: Focal range and fast maximum aperture aside, the 8-16mm features a manual aperture ring like many Fujifilm lenses.—
James Abbott,
Space.com,
27 May 2025
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Other cavity nesters such as woodpeckers will make holes in trees, and those can also be adopted by tree swallows, flickers, kestrels and chickadees.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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For decades, conservationists successfully plugged that hole by arguing in court that the ESA’s prohibition of harm to individual species includes destroying a species’ habitat.—
Emma Marris,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2025
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“Perforation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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