extending (out)

verb

present participle of extend (out)
as in sticking out

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  1. sticking out
  2. projecting
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  • These tags look like an antenna sticking out of a small rectangular box, and staff used eyelash glue to stick them to the back of the butterflies.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Rhaenyra is called into her chambers to find the window open, and Helaena impaled dead on the spikes below, one spike garrishly sticking out of her neck.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sticking out
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  • Sweetgreen cut its full-year outlook on August 6, projecting declines in sales and foot traffic.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • With grocery prices still elevated and the USDA projecting further increases in fresh produce costs, shoppers may need to keep layering those strategies to stretch their budgets.
    — Betty Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of projecting
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“Extending (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extending%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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