Thesaurus results for PUNCTURED

punctured

verb

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past tense of puncture

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 At this time, the kernels are tender, fully developed, and produce a milky, sweet liquid when punctured. —

Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026 The attack had punctured an air of invulnerability created by the 1967 Six-Day War, in which Israel had swiftly captured the Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, and Gaza from its Arab neighbors. —

Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 Black used the hatchet to damage the vehicle and punctured the tires with a knife, documents said. —

Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026 Beckett’s patter of repetitions and reversals—as the tape is rewound, replayed, and punctured by Krapp’s speech in the present—resembles Lerner’s technique. —

Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 Lithium-ion and other rechargeable batteries can ignite when crushed or punctured inside collection trucks, which can ignite sparks and fire, potentially destroying the truck, never mind jeopardizing the safety of the driver. —

Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 Some are demanding change And just like that, the Cesar Chavez myth is punctured. —

James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Yet the reveal that people were still alive out there punctured all that. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026 The team tested its ability to bend, be compressed, and even punctured. —

Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2026

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The Cook County medical examiner’s office found that the fatal shot pierced Rivera’s skin near her left armpit and traveled through both her lungs, wedging itself in her ribs, autopsy records show.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The Teen Mom star shared a joint post on Instagram with her daughter Sophia after the teenager got ear gauges and her belly button pierced.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026