PUNCTURED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

punctured

verb

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 The hackneyed ruminations on feminine style are punctured by an image of violent female rage. — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 As for the crack, well, that happened by accident when heavy equipment punched through a concrete wall and unintentionally punctured the sphere, company officials told The Mountaineer. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 Grill the potatoes, cut sides down first, then flip with tongs, until golden brown, crispy on the edges, and easily punctured by a thermometer probe. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026 At stake are large payments the state receives as part of the compact, which the Tribe could suspend if its monopoly on sports betting is punctured. — Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 That notion reached its pinnacle after the Chiefs beat the Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game but was punctured by their 40-22 clobbering at the hands of the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 As anxiety punctured the tranquility of the suburb, questions bubbled up on everything from the community’s water and pesticide use to abandoned oil wells underneath. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 For especially delicate foods, make sure the toothpicks are secure and don’t touch anything that could be punctured or contaminated. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 9 Sep. 2026 The needle accidentally punctured Taylor’s lung, causing chest pain and difficulty breathing. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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The sound of jackhammering in the Horsches’ backyard pierced the otherwise quiet street Wednesday afternoon.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Neighbors in the area say the bullets pierced parked cars, trash cans, even the bedroom window of someone blocks away.

— Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

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After losing in 2024, McGinn has repeatedly raised concerns on the campaign trail about Bradley’s absence from a vote in the Senate on legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s light rail.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
As seen on a surveillance video, the man walked up to the victim, grabbed him, and stabbed him multiple times before fleeing from the scene.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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José Ramírez reached on an infield single to start the eighth and DeLauter drilled a double off losing pitcher Tyler Wells, putting runners at second and third.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Santos and others had drilled with limited results but couldn’t replicate the American formula.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of drilled

Verb

Workers have been increasingly jabbed while on the job as needle-style medications — more specifically GLP-1s — have risen in popularity.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu jabbed back against the prevailing narrative yesterday, saying she was never invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest this weekend.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of jabbed

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As for the crack, well, that happened by accident when heavy equipment punched through a concrete wall and unintentionally punctured the sphere, company officials told The Mountaineer.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Ordinary except, of course, for that time humans punched it, opening the door for the Hera mission to explore the previously unremarkable rocks.

— Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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