pin·prick
ˈpin-ˌprik 
1
: a small puncture made by or as if by a pin
2
: a petty irritation or annoyance
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Noun
He felt a pinprick in his leg.
the nurse kindly put a decorated bandage over the pinprick from the injection
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Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Beginning to familiarize yourself with the night sky can feel daunting—with so many pinpricks of light above, parsing the constellations or identifying individual stars can be a lofty task.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2021
The teeny pinpricks force the skin to heal and build up stronger than before, while the device also deposits serum deeper into the skin.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 Nov. 2018
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Noun
But almost everybody else is much more niche, part of a kaleidoscope of tiny lights that’s regularly spun around by the personalized algorithms of social media, so the small lights often show up as the pinpricks of a single viral scene or post or clip.
—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Beginning to familiarize yourself with the night sky can feel daunting—with so many pinpricks of light above, parsing the constellations or identifying individual stars can be a lofty task.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
At this height, the real thing looks fake, a composite of toy skyscrapers, tinfoil rivers, pinprick traffic lights, Central Park the size of a welcome mat, and some sort of nature in the hazy distance.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2021
The teeny pinpricks force the skin to heal and build up stronger than before, while the device also deposits serum deeper into the skin.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 Nov. 2018
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“Pinprick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinprick. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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