as in projection
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something
Cape Fear is one of the more colorfully named juts along the North Carolina coast
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as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the sandbar juts out into the ocean
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Recent Examples of jut
David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Keweenaw juts northeast into Lake Superior like a rough and rocky finger, 50 miles long and 15 to 20 wide.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
His vertebrae, ribs and shoulder-blades jutted out.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
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Noun
The main salient, nine miles deep at its deepest, juts into the front line toward Dalnje, just south of Kurakhove.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Keweenaw juts northeast into Lake Superior like a rough and rocky finger, 50 miles long and 15 to 20 wide.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
To the north is Cedar Point, on its own peninsula jutting into Lake Erie in Sandusky.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
His vertebrae, ribs and shoulder-blades jutted out.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jut
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Sensitive information to avoid sharing with public AI tools: Financial reports or projections Customer lists or contact information HR records, legal documents or strategy memos For many organizations, AI concerns go beyond productivity.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Personal loyalty is one aspect of Yermak’s character and power projection that all officials who spoke to Fox News Digital confirmed was most important.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Tung’s front layers were slicked across the right side of her forehead and brushed behind her ear; her short ends protruded out underneath.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
30 July 2025
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In person the tremendous symmetry of her face was startling; her cheekbones protruded, and her eyes were far apart.—
Darcey Steinke,
Vogue,
27 July 2025
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Despite warnings to stay out of the water, at Queens, New York's Rockaway Beach, surfer Scott Klossner was enjoying the monster swell.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
21 Aug. 2025
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Authorities expect the largest swells during high tide will cut off villages and vacation homes on the Outer Banks and whip up life-threatening rip currents from Florida to New England.—
John Seewer,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Apart from at the very top of the tree, which presumably pokes through Florentino Perez’s office window at Real Madrid, there are no solutions, only trade-offs.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Gavin Newsom continues to mock Trump on 'Bela' The California governor's office has taken to mimicking Trump's social media style in posts trolling the president and generally poking fun at Republicans online.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Sheriff’s deputies responded just before 10 p.m. Wednesday to a ShotSpotter alert activation near 42nd Street and Apostolo Circle in the Lemon Hill section of south Sacramento where the 14-year-old boy had been shot in the face, authorities said.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Your headline is the most important of all profile sections for search optimization.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Flip 7 sits more comfortably in your hand and slides into a pocket without creating as much of a bulge.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Heat dome could last for weeks A bulge in the jet stream developing as high pressure builds could create a persistent heat dome lingering well into August, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Chad Merrill said.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Listen to this week’s episode to learn how ancient Persians built ice-making domes in the desert and why thin, tasty waffles may have saved Britain from ice cream extinction.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
13 Aug. 2025
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Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images What To Know Locals have described the growths as scabby patches with black, toothpick-like or quill-like protrusions around the mouth and face of cottontail rabbits spotted in yards and parks in Fort Collins, according to the WFSB report.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Hernias are protrusions of internal organs through the muscle wall that may require surgery for repair.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Health,
18 July 2025
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“Jut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jut. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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