as in puncture
a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
the nurse kindly put a decorated bandage over the pinprick from the injection
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Recent Examples of pinprick
Laura Bullard, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024
The ellipsis of pinpricks where someone with needle and thread had tried, long ago, and without success, to mend one of the parchment’s many holes.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Apr. 2018
Distorting drops of water pinpricked my face in the basin’s mirror.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
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Noun
In his absence, this new Kenneth had risen up: Kenneth Copeland is now the figurehead of the Word of Faith movement, a millionaire prophet with pinprick pupils and visions of blood.
—Laura Bullard, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024
The ellipsis of pinpricks where someone with needle and thread had tried, long ago, and without success, to mend one of the parchment’s many holes.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
Verb
Device testing was conducted at a refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya, where pinprick blood samples were examined for antibodies to measles and rubella.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Apr. 2018
Distorting drops of water pinpricked my face in the basin’s mirror.
—Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinprick
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Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Doctors at the hospital allegedly told police Hannah had three puncture wounds, per the affidavit.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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In postwar California, the Red Light Bandit pricked a governor’s conscience.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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During this test, a healthcare provider pricks your skin with a small amount of an allergen.Daniel More, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
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Absolute Technologies, which originally began as a small machine shop in Santa Fe Springs making service repairs for Textron’s Bell Helicopters, makes landing gears, thrust reverser cylinders, flight control pistons, load transfer components and assemblies.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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While both actors play unassuming characters thrust into combat roles, Stokes shared his interest in working in a creative capacity behind the camera as well.Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sometimes, the cop even pokes fun at the suspect’s inability to sprint, calling them out for being out of shape.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Russian and Chinese militaries are exercising with each other more regularly and even poking the U.S. in the eye on occasion — in July, the U.S. Air Force intercepted a few Russian and Chinese bomber aircraft operating in Alaska’s Air Defense Identification Zone.Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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There and elsewhere, the songs punch above the weight necessary for Christmas fluff, but most fail to clear the bar of justifying their presence in an already padded runtime.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Cincy takes over near its own 10. Copied Share Bengals punch it in after marathon drive Rohan Nadkarni The Bengals are up 7-0 after a one-yard touchdown run by Chase Brown.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Our 16-foot skiff knifed out of Winchester Bay, on the Oregon coast 200 miles south of Astoria, an hour before noon on June 23, 1964, with four aboard, headed for the salmon grounds outside the bar, the 40-horsepower outboard leaving a clean, white wake.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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After railing against Harper all season for her lack of moral compass, Eric has sold out more completely than his ex-mentee ever has, knifing his terminally ill friend Bill Adler (Trevor White) in the back in return for a $20 million buyout and indefinite unemployment.Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Pinprick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinprick. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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