as in to pierce
to make a hole or series of holes in
he perforated the sheet with his pencil and put it in his binder
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Recent Examples of perforate
Like the Midi Perf, this shoe has an easy slip-on silhouette and perforated upper.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
The medium-firm mattress is made with memory foam, which molds to the body and is perforated with tiny holes to keep the body cool throughout the night.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
For paving, Liu used bricks perforated with holes and filled with soil, allowing grass to sprout through the middle.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The triangular perforated wall with its clever use of perspective serves as a seamless connection between the store’s interior and exterior by integrating the outdoor landscape with the in-store display.
—WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
The medium-firm mattress is made with memory foam, which molds to the body and is perforated with tiny holes to keep the body cool throughout the night.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
For paving, Liu used bricks perforated with holes and filled with soil, allowing grass to sprout through the middle.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The triangular perforated wall with its clever use of perspective serves as a seamless connection between the store’s interior and exterior by integrating the outdoor landscape with the in-store display.
—WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforate
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To get an empty eggshell, pierce small holes on either end of a fresh, raw egg with a needle and gently blow the contents out into a bowl.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
16 Apr. 2025
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Wolf, Puss in Boots’s big villain, had piercing red eyes; Sinners’s villain Remmick (Jack O’Connell) has piercing red eyes.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2025
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The same rescission notice mentions another Biden-era rule that established stronger protections against drilling in the Western Arctic.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2025
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Much of the remaining top-tier inventory is already drilled.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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But the rest of the skit was punching up and I/Chelsea was the only one punched down on … Not Sarah Squirm’s fault and not hating on her.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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With their huge 198 score, the Green & White punched their first ticket to the NCAA Championships since 1988.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Perforate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforate. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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