as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
houses in the town commonly have second stories that beetle over the ground floors, and the overhang is known as a "bump"
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Recent Examples of beetle
Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
Marie Woodward, Hartford Courant, 9 Nov. 2024
Falcone took inspiration from shimmery beetle wings for this autumnal, perfect-for-Thanksgiving-dinner manicure, which can be done with an olive green, like Pop-arazzi in Retro Remix, or even an orange red, like Cirque Colors in Life on Mars.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
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Black-and-yellow taxis beetled along Apollo Bunder, the road in front of the hotel.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
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Prevention is key to avoiding an Asian lady beetle infestation.
—Marie Woodward, Hartford Courant, 9 Nov. 2024
Falcone took inspiration from shimmery beetle wings for this autumnal, perfect-for-Thanksgiving-dinner manicure, which can be done with an olive green, like Pop-arazzi in Retro Remix, or even an orange red, like Cirque Colors in Life on Mars.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
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Out of her spine emerges a creature with too many appendages, body parts in the wrong places, and Elisabeth’s face protruding from her back.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Identifiable by their protruding upper jaw and spiny bodies, the new species had a few key features that set them apart.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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In mid-December, confirmation that Lamine Yamal had succumbed to a right ankle knock picked up in the Champions League was a hammer blow for head coach Hansi Flick and his men.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The pope uses a ceremonial hammer to open each holy door.Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Some of his fellow officers poked fun at him and his blue vest.Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
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In a signature segment, the Joke Wall, performers in mod regalia poked their heads out of holes in a set, like cuckoos emerging from a clock, and spouted one-liners.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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And remember: never bring a knife to a meat mallet fight.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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The precursor of the xylophone and marimba, a balafon is made by carefully cutting 21 wooden slats into different lengths, fixing them atop hallow calabashes, and striking them with mallets wound with the gum and sap of a rubber tree.Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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Muscles bulging and soaked in sweat, his face is etched in a grimace of extreme exertion.Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Photo : Bonhams Extensive records of the restoration, filling two bulging binders, are included in the auction lot.Howard Walker, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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Paul Pelosi walked slowly to his seat with the help of a purple cane, more than two years after being bludgeoned with a hammer by an intruder looking for his wife, Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker.Heather Knight, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Simulation exercises, like walking with a blindfold while using a cane, help people understand the life of someone who has lost their sight.Caitlin Granfield, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Some have been beheaded with sledgehammers, others completely torn down.Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 17 Aug. 2024
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Three of the crew jumped out of the car and, yet again, used sledgehammers and hammers, to get into a display case.Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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John Franklin-Myers mauls RT Rosengarten and gets sack, knocking Baltimore out of FG position.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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Cama’s 7-point try box came in the 74th minute and was a result of the Legion muscling their way to a series of successful scrums, mauls and rucks before Cama punched it over inside the 5-meter line area.Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beetle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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