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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
It’s made from durable resin with perforations in the chairs to keep your guests cool on hotter days.
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Brittney Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2024
But also that doesn’t have perforation or breathability.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
The seats are beautiful too with patterns and panels and perforations for the heating and cooling.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Also beware of perforations in the upper designed to make the boots more breathable—those holes could be a liability in deep water or snow.
—Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2024
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Brittney Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2024
But also that doesn’t have perforation or breathability.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
The seats are beautiful too with patterns and panels and perforations for the heating and cooling.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Also beware of perforations in the upper designed to make the boots more breathable—those holes could be a liability in deep water or snow.
—Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforation
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Later, a wing mirror was shown flying off Alex Albon’s Williams car, with the subsequent debris causing punctures for Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Russell’s teammate, Lewis Hamilton, and the Safety Car was brought out again.Sam Joseph, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Professional skier Mikaela Shiffrin has suffered an abdominal puncture wound after crashing into a fence during a skiing event in Vermont.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
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Kyiv's military intelligence agency has extensively used synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites to coordinate its long-range drone strikes on Russia, as Newsweek previously reported.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Sharp shooters with relatively fast aperture, producing clean shots at the wide (main and selfie camera), or 85mm telephoto (3X zoom) focal length.Ben Sin, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Some holes can’t be filled, and no writer, no matter how skilled, can return their subject to anything truly resembling life.Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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The pieces vary in size and shape; a few have small holes cut in them.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Perforation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforation. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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