as in projection
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something
the tree trunk had several mossy protuberances where branches had once grown
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Recent Examples of protuberance
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).
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William Roberson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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
Tiny projections stick out from the stalk, and the crooked tip has structures called a conical protuberance, a globular head and a rugged flap.
—Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
These extreme eruptions on the sun, if large enough, may be visible as tiny pink protuberances peaking around the edge of the moon.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
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William Roberson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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
Tiny projections stick out from the stalk, and the crooked tip has structures called a conical protuberance, a globular head and a rugged flap.
—Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
These extreme eruptions on the sun, if large enough, may be visible as tiny pink protuberances peaking around the edge of the moon.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protuberance
Noun
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Illinois is top 10 at KenPom (sixth), Bart Torvik (eighth) and EvanMiya (eighth), three highly respected analytical projection sites.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Athletic’s projection model gives the Hurricanes a 15% chance of making the 12-team field now after being projected to have a 97% chance of making it before the Louisville game.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The female’s back is covered in small protrusions that resemble popped kernels of popcorn, inspiring its genus name Zea, derived from the corn plant.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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This protein is needed for the formation of cilia — hairlike protrusions that cells can use to move — as well as in the assembly of the mitotic spindle that organizes chromosomes during cell division, and for the transport of neurotransmitters in neurons.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bieber responded by covering the bulge with a blanket, then sharing that people had, in fact, called her trans while trying to insult her physical appearance.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
27 Oct. 2025
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An aneurysm is a bulge in an artery in the brain.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The novel’s composition is remarkable for the unusual way its eight sections tangentially revolve around the narrator, a West African man named Tunde.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Russian presence appears to have alienated large sections of Mali’s population.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Pucci Palace in Florence, dating back to the fourteenth century, has extraordinary rooftop views of Brunelleschi’s cathedral dome.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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The futuristic glass pyramids and stark white domes appear in stark contrast to the rugged Sonoran desert landscape and Catalina Mountains rising in the distance.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
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Exploiting mispricing in the 21st century will depend more on understanding the convexity of outcomes not yet visible.—
Jeff Henriksen,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2021
Noun
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The fall and winter offer the best swells of the year, turbocharged by nor’easters and tropical storms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, forecasters said.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That enormous growth has drawn fresh political attention at a time when most countries are battling debt overhangs, making that capital look irresistible.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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So far, the team has successfully knitted small objects shaped like a C and a pyramid, showing that the machine can handle curves, layers, and overhangs with ease.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Protuberance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protuberance. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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