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perforated

[pur-fuh-rey-tid] / ˈpɜr fəˌreɪ tɪd /


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A sheet of perforated metal sits at a jaunty angle atop a trio of differently sized pillars, while a T-shaped bar rests above it, defying gravity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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

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

Most of it is extremely low-lying and perforated by tidal canals.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

It looked like a sagging face of black rubber, with wide glass portholes like eyes that were frozen in shock, and a droopy snout that ended in a perforated canister.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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