1
as in pierced
to make a hole or series of holes in
a nail punctured the tire
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as in stabbed
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 punctured
Meanwhile, researchers at Texas A&M University created a dynamic material that repairs itself after being punctured by shifting from a solid to a liquid state and back again.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
The episode has punctured Preckwinkle’s reputation for managerial skill — a primary reason this page has endorsed her in previous elections despite some disagreements with other aspects of her record.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
One of the bullets struck Boyd in the abdomen, traveled through his body, and ultimately punctured one of his lungs.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The knife had punctured his lung.
—Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
Howe’s imperious record with Newcastle in this competition has also been punctured.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
If the worst happens and the dome is punctured, 2,000 tonnes of CO2 will enter the atmosphere.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
The same could not be said of her trachea, which had been punctured lethally from the attack.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
The Hubble Space Telescope was hit by space junk on multiple occasions, including a collision that punctured through its antenna dish.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
The episode has punctured Preckwinkle’s reputation for managerial skill — a primary reason this page has endorsed her in previous elections despite some disagreements with other aspects of her record.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
One of the bullets struck Boyd in the abdomen, traveled through his body, and ultimately punctured one of his lungs.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The knife had punctured his lung.
—Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
Howe’s imperious record with Newcastle in this competition has also been punctured.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
If the worst happens and the dome is punctured, 2,000 tonnes of CO2 will enter the atmosphere.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
The same could not be said of her trachea, which had been punctured lethally from the attack.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
The Hubble Space Telescope was hit by space junk on multiple occasions, including a collision that punctured through its antenna dish.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for punctured
Verb
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Williams introduces us to a woman who is pierced by the clarity of her vision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Raha was one of them, killed by a bullet that pierced her lungs.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The victim was stabbed multiple times in the back as the quarrel escalated, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Elordi strides naturally through the film’s burning-of-Atlanta orange sunscapes and its grasslands stabbed by obsidian spikes of rock.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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He was drilled by Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon on his second interception as Witherspoon hit Maye’s arm and the ball floated out of his hands and right to Nwosu, who had nothing but open field in front of him.—
Greg Dudek,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Jason Myers drilled his third field goal of the game, giving the Seahawks a 9-0 lead with 11 seconds to go.—
February 9,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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An agent in Massachusetts jabbed his finger and thumb into the neck and arteries of a young father who refused to be separated from his wife and 1-year-old daughter.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
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As Webster repeatedly jabbed his finger, Rathbun met it with his left hand, as if trying to swat him away.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Abigail Boyd, an opposition Green lawmaker in the state parliament, said she had been punched by officers while attempting to vacate the site.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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But McCalla then got up, pursued Mudd and punched him.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Youngblood picked it up, put his hand on the cover, and whispered a prayer in Latin.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Owls, who will christen Mickey Dunn Stadium this weekend, were picked to finish third by Conference USA coaches.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The sports journalist, who split from Kelce in 2022, joined forces with Tiffany Haddish, Ben Simmons, and Offset in a Sleeper commercial that poked fun at the aftermath of calling it quits in the spotlight.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Altman and other senior executives took to social media to respond to swipes from Anthropic, which ran Super Bowl ads that poked fun at OpenAI's decision to run ads within ChatGPT.—
Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The crucial employment snapshot is slightly delayed because of the brief government shutdown and will show whether the trajectory improved for the US labor market, which has been stuck in a low-hire and low-fire lull.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, a high-speed rail proposal between Dallas and Fort Worth is stuck in limbo, stemming from objections to where a route would connect in Dallas, per KERA.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Punctured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punctured. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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