as in projecting
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as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the sandbar juts out into the ocean
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Verb
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While tending to their garden this fall, homeowners in upstate New York spotted what appeared to be two giant teeth protruding from the soil, partially concealed by plant fronds.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024 -
According to the news release, the mastodon jaw was found protruding from the topsoil, which caught the homeowner's attention.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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With its distinctive bulbous body and tall, narrow chimney, the freestanding, front-loading outdoor fireplace retains and radiates heat more effectively than an open fire pit.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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This bulbous Oxalis makes small white bulbs all along the length of its deep roots.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Carter first saw the disease up close in 1988 while visiting a village in Ghana where nearly 350 people had worms poking through their skin.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2024
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At its most basic, a poke cake is made by poking holes into a warm cake and pouring on a frosting or filling mixture.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Bloating causes your belly to feel full and look distended.—
Kathleen Felton,
Health,
9 June 2024
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But for all its brawn and atmosphere and robustly choreographed combat, this is a distended historical tapestry too sprawling to remain compelling, particularly when its focus veers away from the central couple.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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For too long, Big Pharma has filled the airwaves with tons of commercials to fuel demand for its products while failing to disclose the inflated, ever-increasing price of these medications.—
Dick Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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While domestic sourcing may not always align with cost structures, exploring local alternatives can mitigate risks of delays and inflated costs.—
Lyric Christian,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Jacket This cropped puffer jacket is similar to Cher’s, with a shorter length and an oversized, puffy look.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2025
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There were young women with puffy jackets and pompom hats, middle-aged women who could have been coming straight from a business lunch, young men furtively removing their black tactical gear under the cover of a tree to pull on red MAGA sweatshirts to pass as mere Trump supporters.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The convex roof sat atop a disk, held up by great ionic pillars circling the temple.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
1 Nov. 2024
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Mikel Welch Design founder Mikel Welch creatively decorated the wall above the primary bedroom's fireplace using a convex mirror.—
Isabella Milano,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Oct. 2024
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“Jutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jutting. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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