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puncture
noun as in hole, rupture
verb as in poke hole in
verb as in deflate someone's idea, feelings
Example Sentences
“Spike strips were utilized to puncture the vehicle’s tires which caused it to become inoperable and yield” near the 405 Freeway and Westminster Avenue, police said in a statement.
By the end of the inning, they had scored five runs to tie the game and puncture Cole’s veneer of invulnerability.
Sisters puncture the purity and singularity that American culture likes to see in its heroes.
It includes daily oral chemotherapy, monthly chemotherapy through her portacath - a small device that's under the skin to give long term access to a vein - and a lumbar puncture every three months.
The victim, aged 14, sustained multiple puncture wounds caused by an unknown weapon in the attack in Norris Green Park in Liverpool on Tuesday.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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