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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
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
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
Verb
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protruding
Adjective
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Concave tiles, which curve inward, and convex tiles, which curve outward, are installed at different levels along the seawall.—
Sara Pezeshk,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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Jan, 2022 Was the mask sandwiched between concave and convex metal electrodes?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Sep. 2020
Verb
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On Wednesday, March 19, the couple filmed an Instagram Reel poking fun at their recent red carpet interview with Extra at the grand re-opening of Planet Hollywood in NYC on Tuesday, March 11.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Generally, a plant whose roots are poking out will be completely root-bound.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Mar. 2025
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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My mother loved to preserve figs, transforming the purple-and-green bulbous orbs to caramel-brown delicacies of sweetness.—
Claude Barilleaux,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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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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“Protruding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protruding. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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