as in puncture
a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
the nurse kindly put a decorated bandage over the pinprick from the injection
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Recent Examples of pinprick
Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Right now, my living room reeks pleasantly of pine—little white pinpricks against so many dark green leaves.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Apr. 2018
Distorting drops of water pinpricked my face in the basin’s mirror.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
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Noun
But Bluff is a blue pinprick in bright-red southern Utah, where this one town’s affection for the monument is not so widely shared.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Right now, my living room reeks pleasantly of pine—little white pinpricks against so many dark green leaves.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
Device testing was conducted at a refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya, where pinprick blood samples were examined for antibodies to measles and rubella.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Apr. 2018
Distorting drops of water pinpricked my face in the basin’s mirror.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinprick
Noun
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Scheffler suffered a puncture wound to his right hand from a broken glass on Christmas night, requiring surgery.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Correction officers grabbed him, but the victim suffered puncture wounds to his face and arm, prosecutors said.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That was especially ripe to be pricked at a moment that is seeing the swearing-in of a new administration that has not exactly placed the protection of women’s rights or LGBTQ+ freedoms at the forefront of its agenda.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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For now at least, these people are stuck with pricking their fingers multiple times a day to get glucose measurements from their blood.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Nov. 2018
Verb
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Experts have said rising vacancy levels had forced landlords to accept less in rent, but the fires wiped away thousands of homes, suddenly thrusting many people into the rental market.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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But as Natalia is thrust into an unforgiving world and forced to grow up too fast, Reid’s performance takes on a world-weary tone.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Mary Fowler momentarily looks down and holds up a very neat yellow square of knitting to the camera, two wooden needles poking out either side.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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During the incident, Konig also allegedly attempted to poke the woman with two syringes, Hawaii News Now reported, citing law enforcement sources.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The last Sweet 16 tickets will be punched on Sunday, with second-round tourney action starting around noon Eastern and concluding shortly before midnight.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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How to Watch Wofford Terriers vs Tennessee Volunteers: Date: Thursday, Mar. 20, 2025 Time: 6:50 PM ET Channel: TNT Stream: Sling (watch) Wofford punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament with a 92-85 win over Furman in the Southern Conference Championship game.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Solis, using her quickness and tight handle, knifed her way through the Bulldogs’ defense and broke into paint repeatedly.—
Devin Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article A 45-year-old woman was knifed to death during a bloody clash with her son in her Brooklyn home — despite the help of a good Samaritan who tried to stop the violence, police sources and neighbors said Saturday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Pinprick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinprick. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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