1
as in to pierce
to make a hole or series of holes in
a nail punctured the tire
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2
as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle
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Recent Examples of puncture
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Police arrested Frank and found his wife, Deborah Glaser, in the tub with multiple puncture wounds on her chest.
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Laura Fay,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Mike Defabo,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
But there were also perplexing moments that punctured the gravitas of the event (even for an event built around hand-to-hand combat).
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Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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Noun
Note that good quality options are made of polyvinyl chloride, nylon or polyester fabric that resists tears and punctures.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Police arrested Frank and found his wife, Deborah Glaser, in the tub with multiple puncture wounds on her chest.
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Laura Fay,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Verb
Watt had his lung punctured by the medical staff last season and will turn 32 in October.
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Mike Defabo,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
But there were also perplexing moments that punctured the gravitas of the event (even for an event built around hand-to-hand combat).
—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puncture
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The throat punch is just the latest in a string of controversial moments, where fans became concerned over Clark's wellbeing and treatment by other players.
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Professional wrestling violence is normally scripted, with both parties agreeing to hit each other with punches, kicks, throws and sometimes weapons to tell a violent story in the ring or on camera.
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The celebration opened with piercing fifes and thundering drums from the Young Patriots Fife & Drum Corps from Pleasanton, as a nod to America's quincentennial.
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Another means of circumventing the protection of the real property company is through veil piercing using an alter ego theory.
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Gabriel Garland, the Love Island UK Islander who was removed from the villa after being named in court documents in a stabbing incident, has broken his silence.
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Continue reading … CABIN CHAOS — Midair horror as passenger admits trying to stab stranger through the eye.
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Sitting solo in the buzz of Apiri, soaking in the bright avgolemono, a tear sprang to my eye at the kismet.
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Taking a few extra minutes to protect it during transport can help prevent tears, moisture damage, and debris from compromising the materials.
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Moments later the ball bounced to Lamine Yamal, who drilled a shot that was blocked.
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Although the video does include a rig that involves drilling a mast beam (or thwart) into the canoe’s upper hull edge ( or gunwales), there is also a route that instead uses clamps.
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The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals.
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Angry fingers jab at the California Public Utilities Commission, perhaps more vigorously than at the utilities themselves.
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The perforations allow the wood to both absorb and balance sound, helping to reduce noise across any space.
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In the Thirsk brogue, wingtip detailing is created exclusively through stitching and perforation, rather than cuts in the leather, giving the shoe a particularly refined precision.
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Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
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Find a location with an unobstructed view to the southeast, where the full moon’s orangey disk will poke above the horizon minutes after the moonrise time — though exactly when depends on local terrain and buildings.
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“Puncture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puncture. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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