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
Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
Courtesy the Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium, and the Biodiversity Heritage Library Right: A lithograph by Maxim Gauci, after an illustration of a beetle from The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala, 1837–43, by James Bateman.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Black-and-yellow taxis beetled along Apollo Bunder, the road in front of the hotel.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
Noun
If your garden consists entirely of fruit trees, however, then chickens could roam free and forage for the larvae of those bothersome fig beetles, which have become an increasingly annoying pest in recent years.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
Courtesy the Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium, and the Biodiversity Heritage Library Right: A lithograph by Maxim Gauci, after an illustration of a beetle from The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala, 1837–43, by James Bateman.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Using metal detectors and magnetometers, the team was able to locate large bits of steel and iron protruding from the seafloor that turned out to be parts of the frame and windlass, the machine used to reel in the anchor.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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One of the biggest surprises of the 2025 Met Gala is Rihanna’s protruding belly.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2025
Noun
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During the exercises, a half-naked soldier was seen smashing a stone placed on a fellow soldier's back with a hammer.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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Police said that John had been poisoned with prescription medication and Lois had been struck with a hammer and fatally stabbed in June 2019.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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During that same April 5 episode, Weekend Update’s Colin Jost poked fun at the singer in a bit about the economy.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
12 May 2025
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The contest did not last long as Edwards poked Muhammad in the eye 18 seconds into the second round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Spectators crowded the sidelines, cheering intensely for their team with each thwack of the croquet mallet.—
Tyrone Turner,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
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Use It To Help Flatten Chicken Breasts Before pounding any meat to create cutlets, use wax paper in between it and your mallet to help avoid any unwanted stickiness and keep it in place.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
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No deals have been reached with America’s largest trading partners, including Canada, Mexico and China, which is the single biggest contributor to the bulging U.S. trade deficit that Trump calls a rip-off for the American people.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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Movies don't get more manly than Predator, which is positively brimming with bulging muscles, oneupmanship, relentless s— talk, chainguns, and some of Schwarzenegger's silliest one-liners since Commando.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission educators will provide cane poles, rods and reels, bait and tackle and offer fishing tips.—
Flip Putthoff,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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Meanwhile sugar cane extract gently exfoliates while antioxidants to signs of aging, for overall more vibrant skin tone and improve elasticity.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
19 May 2025
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Opponents of the bill argue that in their quest for affordability, supporters have either picked the wrong villain — or, at the very least, approached the problem with a sledgehammer when what’s needed is a scalpel.—
Ben Christopher,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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In a matter of weeks, the Administration effectively took a sledgehammer to the agency, crippling its life-saving work, leaving thousands of Americans unemployed, and millions around the world who depend on American generosity struggling for survival.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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John Franklin-Myers mauls RT Rosengarten and gets sack, knocking Baltimore out of FG position.—
Matt Schubert,
The Denver Post,
3 Nov. 2024
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Cama’s 7-point try box came in the 74th minute and was a result of the Legion muscling their way to a series of successful scrums, mauls and rucks before Cama punched it over inside the 5-meter line area.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2024
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“Beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beetle. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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