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as in poking
to extend outward beyond a usual point
we spotted the kitten's tail protruding from beneath the dresser
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Recent Examples of protruding
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
There's a place for elaborate garlands, flameless candles, and feathery plumes protruding from Christmas trees.
—Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
However, a closer look at the footage revealed that the insects never touched the spider webs with their protruding front legs.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
Footage taken on the day of that attack showed Goldberg-Polin being marched out of the shelter – with his hand blown off and bone protruding from his wrist – and thrown along with four others into the back of a truck.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
After opening the door, officers saw a handgun protruding from Lopez’s waistband.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Winter had put a life vest on the dog resembling a shark, with a dorsal fin protruding from its back.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
It’s composed of a gigantic grey triangle with two chimney-like forms protruding from its flattened top.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The lack of protruding domes in the ring’s interior is the most evident design change, which should increase comfort, Russell adds.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
The attack was foiled when a Secret Service agent spotted a firearm protruding from the bushes.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
There's a place for elaborate garlands, flameless candles, and feathery plumes protruding from Christmas trees.
—Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
However, a closer look at the footage revealed that the insects never touched the spider webs with their protruding front legs.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
Footage taken on the day of that attack showed Goldberg-Polin being marched out of the shelter – with his hand blown off and bone protruding from his wrist – and thrown along with four others into the back of a truck.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
After opening the door, officers saw a handgun protruding from Lopez’s waistband.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Winter had put a life vest on the dog resembling a shark, with a dorsal fin protruding from its back.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
It’s composed of a gigantic grey triangle with two chimney-like forms protruding from its flattened top.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The lack of protruding domes in the ring’s interior is the most evident design change, which should increase comfort, Russell adds.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protruding
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
Verb
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No leader wants to be like the movie Office Space, famous for poking fun at the flaws of the 1990s workplace cube farms and non-welcoming vibes.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Only two small wedges are visible, poking up through the ground at adjacent graves.Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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His eyesight was failing and his eyes were bloodshot and protuberant.Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 21 Sep. 2022
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Hours and hours of rubbing abrasive pumice across the roughened marble resulted in the lustrous surfaces of the sculpture, including the high sheen of Pan’s taut chest and ribs, muscular right arm, and protuberant belly.William A. Wallace, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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Image The island is home to some of the most iconic, and unusual, mammals on earth, species like orangutans, pygmy elephants and proboscis monkeys with their bulbous noses.Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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The second photograph contains a wet, bulbous, red lump held between two fingers and pierced by a needle guiding a black thread, possibly in reference to the stitching of the perineal tear after childbirth.Jenny Wu, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Protruding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protruding. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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