as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
houses in the town commonly have second stories that beetle over the ground floors, and the overhang is known as a "bump"
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Recent Examples of beetle
David Wysong, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
Imagine philosophy without Plato’s cave, Wittgenstein’s beetle, Foot’s trolley problem, Putnam’s brain in a vat, or Searle’s Chinese room.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
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Verb
The creator went on to say the dogbane beetle is from Ohio, which could be a nod to Swift's boyfriend, Travis Kelce, who is a Cleveland Heights, Ohio, native.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
Imagine philosophy without Plato’s cave, Wittgenstein’s beetle, Foot’s trolley problem, Putnam’s brain in a vat, or Searle’s Chinese room.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Black-and-yellow taxis beetled along Apollo Bunder, the road in front of the hotel.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
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Verb
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Keta’s long layers fell on the sides of her face, while the back was noticeably teased and twisted with spiky pieces protruding out.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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His bones visibly protruded from his thin skin, according to court documents.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Drive or hammer in screws or nails at a slight angle, countersinking them below the surface of the wood.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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In crude mines across Central and Sub-Saharan Africa, hands that should hold pencils and schoolbooks hammer rocks and search for the minerals that power electric vehicle batteries, solar cells, and wind turbines.—
Xanthe Scharff,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That meant Hufanga spent a good chunk of the offseason not just learning a new system, but getting poked and prodded by his new coaches and running mate Jones.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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The star compares calling out the sketch, which poked fun at her accent and teeth, to confronting a bully.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That final phase of gravitational wave emission is known as the ringdown phase because of its similarity to what happens to a bell when it’s struck with a mallet, clapper, or a jacquemart.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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They’re placed on or next to the body and struck with a mallet to release a calming vibration and mellifluous tone that eases muscles, sparking an immediately soothing effect on the nervous system and improving synaptic responses in the brain.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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RAKxa Jai, meanwhile, focuses on holistic wellness, with teams of staff offering a bulging book of treatments, including crystal healing, traditional Ayurvedic treatments and Marma Healing massage.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Saetbyol-4, which shares the Global Hawk's bulging fuselage design, is a reconnaissance aircraft while the Saetbyol-9, like the Reaper, is an attack drone.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cover the pot and the bottom few inches of the rose canes with soil, then add a layer of mulch for insulation.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Cane sugar is a popular sweetener that comes from sugar cane or sugar beets.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other times, the group used sledgehammers to smash cases of jewelry or other valuables in consignment stores.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Senate Bill 79 is a statewide sledgehammer.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The half ended with the Free Jacks once again putting the Sabercats under pressure, trying to force their way over the tryline through a rolling maul, and twice failing to score.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Minutes later, Hanover scored back-to-back tries with near identical mauls down the sideline.—
Marcello Rossetti,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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“Beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beetle. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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