as in projection
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something
the bizarrely shaped protrusions of a coral reef
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Recent Examples of protrusion
And this protrusion, where all its ports are located, even lights up with a soft, supple glow of RGB illumination.
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
Lenovo developed a rectangular protrusion on the laptop’s base to make room for new vapor chambers connected to two spinning fans inside, situated over the processor.
—Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Avoid rolling over any knobby bits or boney protrusions, since that’s often where sensitive connective tissue anchors and nerves hide, too.
—Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
The Cybertruck’s hood would also need to flex, and there should be no protrusions to gain a good NCAP pedestrian safety score.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
Lenovo developed a rectangular protrusion on the laptop’s base to make room for new vapor chambers connected to two spinning fans inside, situated over the processor.
—Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Avoid rolling over any knobby bits or boney protrusions, since that’s often where sensitive connective tissue anchors and nerves hide, too.
—Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
The Cybertruck’s hood would also need to flex, and there should be no protrusions to gain a good NCAP pedestrian safety score.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protrusion
Noun
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The Canadian company is responsible for the cameras and projection systems that allow movies to be seen on the biggest screens around the world.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Nvidia’s projection of $43 billion in sales for the current quarter — a 65% increase — was about $1 billion more than analysts projected, the Journal noted.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Whether those protuberances make it onto the production vehicle, the latest of which was just shown at the annual CES tech show in Las Vegas, remains to be seen (and hopefully won’t be seen).—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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There are many different types of foam rollers, but the two main models are: the shorter style with protuberances which is used purely for working on circulation or muscle recovery, and the longer one made of smooth foam without protuberances, used for toning.—
Enrica Petraglia,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2024
Noun
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By building calcium carbonate cups one on top of another and budding asexually, polyps collectively bulge, branch, ripple and fan out into diverse shapes, including shelves, boulders, pillars, branches and cauliflower-like nubs.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Feb. 2025
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Everyone in the stadium expected the net to bulge as Palmer went for the curler but the ball actually went quite a few yards wide of the post.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The comment section of the post was filled with fans lusting after Nikko.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Included in the Wednesday announcement was the news that David Shipley, the Opinion section editor, had resigned from his role.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Use the dome light and flashers to make your vehicle more noticeable.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Mar. 2025
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The balustrade at the far end affords one of the great panoramas of the Eternal City, with the dome of St. Peter’s etched on the horizon.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Analysts still cautious Analysts noted that between Celsius and Alani, the combined brands will attract greater share of female energy drink consumers, but that the decline in Celsius’ sales growth over the past year remains remains a stock overhang.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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Outdoor space: Directly behind the house, off the kitchen and mudroom, is a paved patio shaded by a roof overhang, with plenty of space for a dining and grilling.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When the loss function has a convenient mathematical property called convexity, this procedure is guaranteed to find the optimal solution.—
Zachary C. Lipton,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Jan. 2016
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Even more interesting is the fact that Noctua is issuing three variants of the cooler with variations in the convexity of the cold plate: a normal, a high-convexity, and a low-convexity model.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
10 June 2024
Noun
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Though the spinoff does not seem poised to match that level of popularity, it can be assumed that a significant portion of its audience will come from streaming viewers in the days after its NBC premiere.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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But the winger didn’t finish practice, as he was still bothered by a lower-body injury suffered during the United States’ game against Sweden in the round-robin portion of the tournament.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Protrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protrusion. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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