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
It is believed that ancient looters perforated the walls to get into nearby burials.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The whole composition is held in place by industrial metal clamps and perforated profile legs, a stark contrast to the more delicate cut pieces.
—Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025
There are no strings, but the head of the racquet is perforated.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Some pizza pans are perforated with small holes.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The whole composition is held in place by industrial metal clamps and perforated profile legs, a stark contrast to the more delicate cut pieces.
—Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025
There are no strings, but the head of the racquet is perforated.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Some pizza pans are perforated with small holes.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perforate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perforate
Verb
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While the rest of his body was a meandering ghost, his eyes were molten rage-arrows piercing the other people onstage.—
Betty Gilpin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Her jacket featured side lace-up details, while her pants had piercing-like details.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Presidents walked it off against Plymouth South in their last game (25-22), as Brayden O’Connell drilled a field goal at the buzzer.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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Moody drilled the 38-yard field goal as time expired to complete the comeback.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The victim resisted, was punched, and attempted to flee while calling a friend for help.—
Phillipe Vieira,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The video, which has more than 1,000 shares, captured a woman punching another woman on a counter when a man with a gray shirt walked up to them.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Perforate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perforate. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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