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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And still the new bats might have gone unnoticed by many had Kay, the Yankees’ announcer, not pointed out the bulbous bat of Jazz Chisholm shortly before Chisholm hit a single during the rout of the Brewers a week ago.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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The filmmakers are using the Sphere’s proprietary camera system to specialize it for the venue’s bulbous screens.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 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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In a moment of inflated prices, when even the American fast food experience might have lost some of its economic appeal, the Masters remains unchanged.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Predatory real estate tactics-such as inflated land valuations that push Native families out, coercive buyouts, and exploitative leasing agreements-undermine Tribal sovereignty and destabilize Native economies.—
Oweesta,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The strap is a puffy rubber design in light gray, closed with a folding clasp.—
Ming Liu,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Lynch plans to layer up on Friday, but no puffy parka for him.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Jan, 2022 Was the mask sandwiched between concave and convex metal electrodes?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Sep. 2020
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Its double-curved façade has gentle convex and concave curves that give the impression of movement, as if the ship was gliding through water.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Jutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jutting. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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