as in holes
a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing
you can adjust the aperture on this camera's lens by pushing this button
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Recent Examples of apertures
Edges and corners are soft at wide apertures.
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Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
The new Calibre 1150 was designed using 3-D modeling such that nearly all functions are easily engaged and adjusted via three pushers fitted within and flanking the crown, while all calendar functions are displayed via dedicated apertures in order to minimize visual clutter.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Doing so merges two apertures — the narrow and the microscopic — into a wide-angle lens.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 5 Mar. 2026
Such models, which offer 8x or 10x magnification and 42mm or 50mm apertures, are lightweight, relatively inexpensive and provide a wide field of view that comfortably frames the entire moon.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
In one of them, iron-rich spring water flows through a row of apertures in a stone retaining wall, staining it over time with rust-red residue.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
In Stubb’s Cave, strangler-fig roots teemed from ceiling apertures.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
As much of the world shut down, the apertures that life generally opens up for young people like the Shibutanis began shrinking.
—Alice Park, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Similarly, in astronomy, larger apertures, advances in photography and spectroscopy, the development of multi-wavelength astronomy beyond the visible light spectrum, and the first space telescopes all brought in new observational data that upended many pre-existing ideas.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
The new Calibre 1150 was designed using 3-D modeling such that nearly all functions are easily engaged and adjusted via three pushers fitted within and flanking the crown, while all calendar functions are displayed via dedicated apertures in order to minimize visual clutter.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Doing so merges two apertures — the narrow and the microscopic — into a wide-angle lens.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 5 Mar. 2026
Such models, which offer 8x or 10x magnification and 42mm or 50mm apertures, are lightweight, relatively inexpensive and provide a wide field of view that comfortably frames the entire moon.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
In one of them, iron-rich spring water flows through a row of apertures in a stone retaining wall, staining it over time with rust-red residue.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
In Stubb’s Cave, strangler-fig roots teemed from ceiling apertures.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
As much of the world shut down, the apertures that life generally opens up for young people like the Shibutanis began shrinking.
—Alice Park, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
Similarly, in astronomy, larger apertures, advances in photography and spectroscopy, the development of multi-wavelength astronomy beyond the visible light spectrum, and the first space telescopes all brought in new observational data that upended many pre-existing ideas.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apertures
Noun
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The Buckeyes spent 15 spring practices trying to fill holes and develop young talent to fill the void created by NFL attrition.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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So, nine holes into his pro-am practice round on Thursday, hours before the real competition started, Retief Goosen changed his grip.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Price increases come amid store expansion The six openings in 2026 come after a slow 2025, when the warehouse retailer opened only one store in Tempe, Arizona.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Star covered 15 openings, including new chain locations, bottomless sushi, unique ice cream and award-winning coffee.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The tissue surrounding these small crevices also warrants your full attention.—
Michele Ross,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2026
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Factors To Consider Using boiling water works for specific situations, such as borders, crevices, and small patches as well as tiny weeds with shallow root systems.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a parasitic fly that lays eggs in the open wounds and orifices of live animals, including humans.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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After four seasons of love sausages, exploding body parts, and supes climbing into other people's orifices, this is set to be the finale of all finales.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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In early models the operator pedaled a treadle that pushed air through the perforations, triggering the notes.—
Steven Melendez,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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This often comes in the same form as the stick, but instead of the bar soap-like texture, there are tiny perforations through which gel is released.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The skirt, with its front and back slits and pockets, echo the design details found in Beckham's namesake ready-to-wear collection, which similarly blends feminine and utilitarian elements.—
Claire Peltier,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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When a single photon is sent through the wall, classical physics assumes that the photon will travel through either of the slits and reach the other side.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Apertures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apertures. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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