punched

ADJECTIVE

perforated

Synonyms

STRONG

bored dented embossed imprinted needled pierced pricked punctured stamped tapped

WEAK

dinted

Example Sentences

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But once they punched their ticket by eliminating Italy, they grabbed Real Salt Lake’s stadium in Utah last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

More recently Ederson has been part of an Atalanta side that have consistently punched above their weight.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Sure enough, at 3 a.m. a drone punched into a grease oil depot on Obeid’s edge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Wall Street also seems to be betting on that ticket being punched, as few of the major banks and investment firms have trimmed their end-of-year price targets of around 7700 points for the S&P 500.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He punched my arm and I knew we were good.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen