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noun

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Recent Examples of stand out
Verb
In this playful bathroom, which was designed for a four-year-old girl, classic square tiles allow the ochre grout lines to stand out. Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025 So Far Which moments stand out to you from filming Season Eight? Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
Then, in the 87-49 Regional round victory over Bishop Dunne, freshman standout MJ Boyd -- the team’s leading scorer -- was injured. Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025 Jackson Slater, Sacramento State, OL An FCS standout who earned first-team All-America honors in 2024, Slater started 44 games in his career and didn’t allow a hit on his QB all season. Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stand out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand out
Verb
  • Its most significant physical feature is a segmented tread protruding from its back, and extending to the front of its face.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In September 2024, suspect Ryan Routh, 59, was detained after Secret Service agents spotted a rifle protruding from a bush while Trump was playing on the golf course.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This approach was not only intended for his stars, such as Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich and Juliette Lewis, but also his crew members and background artists.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Underworld and Love And Friendship star Beckinsale is coming off features Canary Black and Stolen Girl.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Next, there is a snap of a photo strip from an event for the beauty brand AppleDoll that shows the Jurassic World star posing with a product.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • At the back sits the beauty section, filled with ranges from La Bonne Brosse, Doré and Augustinus Bader, flanked by racks of fluffy towels.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The eye poke left Muhammad unable to continue, and the fight was ruled a no contest.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • This occurs as bright points of light appear when sunlight pokes through valleys and mountain ridges on the moon, just before or after the period of totality.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Rose, 41, posted a photo of her look on Instagram where fans reacted, many comparing her to other celebrities after not recognizing her on first glance.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The latest fashion news, beauty coverage, celebrity style, fashion week updates, culture reviews, and videos on Vogue.com.
    Phil Oh, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Kirkman, a senior at Stanford, is juggling his dream of being a world champion boxer with earning his degree Kirkman, a senior at Stanford, is juggling his dream of being a world champion boxer with earning his degree.
    Nhat V. Meyer, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The sweetness of growing into a man whose dreams— like leaves or a bird’s nest— came to life.
    Henri Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Ex-Avs forward Nikolai Kovalenko knocked Makar’s stick out of his hands, and eventually Colin Graf fed a pass to Zetterlund at the far post for a layup at 10:08 of the period.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
  • On one of these trips, Robert Savage, a professor from the University of Bristol, noticed what looked like fossils sticking out from the base of the cliff.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The panelists over the years have included a veritable who’s who of sports media personalities, including Jemele Hill, Bomani Jones, Mina Kimes, Woody Paige, Bill Plaschke, Bob Ryan, Sarah Spain, Pablo Torre and Clinton Yates, among many, many others.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Former Fox News personality and podcaster Dan Bongino was named FBI deputy director a short time later.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025

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