as in protrudes
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 beetles
Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
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What are Asian lady beetles Harmonia axyridis, also known as the Asian lady beetle, is a relatively new arrival to this country.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beetles
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Baleen is a specialized type of bone that protrudes from the jaws like teeth and is used to filter small critters from the ocean water to feed.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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The neck of his daughter's guitar pokes out above chunks of concrete.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Who else pokes holes in this claim?—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Ohtani went hitless in three at-bats and struck out twice.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Polec was reportedly assaulted with baseball bats and other weapons while lying defenseless on the steps of Saint Cecilia's Church, according to officials.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Its unique shape stands out, while the tan color looks elegant against furniture or other decorations.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Oct. 2025
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When Brittany Snow thinks of filming intimate scenes with costar Malin Akerman onThe Hunting Wives, one thing in particular stands out to her.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Floribunda roses require a hard pruning in the spring to encourage large blooms, so only perform maintenance cuts to remove dead or diseased canes in the fall and reduce height.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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Trim off dead roots, bulbs, stems, and canes.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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Three years later, thieves, armed with sledgehammers, stole it in an audacious five-minute heist from Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill’s historic birthplace in the English countryside.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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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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Sometimes this happens directly, as with her series of three-dimensional sculptures, scattered across the floor of the entire exhibition, that take the form of thin sticks or rods, maybe 2 or 3 feet long and an inch square, made mainly from aluminum.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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The extruder gears and rods are made from hardened steel, which resists wear.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Beetles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beetles. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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