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perforated

[pur-fuh-rey-tid] / ˈpɜr fəˌreɪ tɪd /


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He was a security guard based at South Quay Docklands at the time of the explosion in February 1996, which blew him off his feet and perforated his ear drums.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The chapel’s four dissimilar facades—essentially interconnected white surfaces, ornamented and perforated with markedly different patterns of windows and doorways—are topped with a gray, curvaceous concrete roof.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

She started by securing the property’s front entrance with recycled perforated screens and new landscaping.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

I started doing research into really nerdy stuff, and the perforated walls you see in the dark corridors are shipping pallets.”

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

The front was, as I had once seen it in a dream, but a shell-like wall, very high and very fragile-looking, perforated with paneless windows: no roof, no battlements, no chimneys—all had crashed in.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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