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bayoneted

verb

variants also bayonetted

past tense of bayonet

as in perforated

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The floor panels were perforated with a dot matrix of vents that regularly replace all the air in the clean room.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
The leather has a puffy, premium appearance is perforated at the tongue, eyelets and heel badge.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026

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Fashion’s nature risks and dependencies are wide-reaching, from cotton harvests ravaged by drought and leather supply chains riddled with deforestation, to manufacturing hubs struggling with water scarcity and retail networks affected by flooding.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
The appellate court then lambasted their report as being riddled with flaws.

— Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

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The Miz pumped his fist twice and punched the air walking off the mound.

— Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The departure of Weil’s M&A chief, Michael Aiello, along with a team of partners, to Cravath last month punched a hole in the firm’s billings and rattled those left behind.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of punched

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For one day at least, the Thunder looked into the abyss and found hope in the next generation of players who suddenly will be thrust to the forefront.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Twenty years later, her politics thrust Huerta even more directly in the path of violence.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of thrust

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Kessler, standing nearby during Williams’ postgame news conference, poked his head out from behind a black curtain and gave his teammate a thumbs-up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Already poked, the league bear hasn’t exactly gone into hibernation, either.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

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