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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
Conductive hearing loss typically occurs when sound waves are blocked or not transmitted effectively, often due to ear infections, earwax buildup, or ear drum perforation.
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Miriam A Knoll, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
By 1989, the shoe, with its white leather body, green accents and small perforations where the Adidas stripes would usually be, had sold some 22 million pairs worldwide.
—Kin Woo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 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
Inflammation compromises the barrier because as inflammation increases, epithelial cells die, creating perforations for the virus to enter, which in turn causes inflammation.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 2 Feb. 2025
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Miriam A Knoll, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
By 1989, the shoe, with its white leather body, green accents and small perforations where the Adidas stripes would usually be, had sold some 22 million pairs worldwide.
—Kin Woo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 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
Inflammation compromises the barrier because as inflammation increases, epithelial cells die, creating perforations for the virus to enter, which in turn causes inflammation.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforation
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In the Balsall Heath neighborhood, wind whistles through the puncture marks in one rotting heap where the rats and mice have burrowed in.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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The girl suffered puncture wounds and scratches, but didn’t receive any stitches.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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That's good news as purple and green longitudinal chromatic aberration that's often visible with bright aperture lenses is all but impossible to remove with software, black-and-white conversions aside.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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And get an even closer look thanks to the 8 times digital zoom and 24mm objective aperture that offers a broader field of vision.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Mar. 2025
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One obstacle the Bengals face in their quest for postseason play, however, is the outbreak of injuries that started in spring training and have created a significant hole in their offense.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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One interesting depiction of the Last Supper was found above a German coat of arms, which depicted a goblet, a platter, and a round piece of bread with a hole in it, similar to a Jerusalem bagel.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Perforation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforation. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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