as in to eject
to drive or force out
the sort of person who is determined to extrude every last gob of toothpaste from the tube
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Recent Examples of extrude
Next, with the help of artificial colorings, flavorings, texturizers and glue-like emulsifiers, ingredients are mixed, heated, pounded, shaped or extruded into any food a manufacturer can dream up.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025
But watching something rigid extrude itself from a flexible reel will always seem a little magical.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2025
When it’s used as a feeding material, engineers usually set the 3D printer to around 200 Celsius (390 Fahrenheit) to make sure the material is going to be melted as it’s extruded from a little nozzle, but can then harden back into form.
—Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, the company successfully co-extruded a coupon sample of the fuel at the Idaho National Laboratory.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025
But watching something rigid extrude itself from a flexible reel will always seem a little magical.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2025
When it’s used as a feeding material, engineers usually set the 3D printer to around 200 Celsius (390 Fahrenheit) to make sure the material is going to be melted as it’s extruded from a little nozzle, but can then harden back into form.
—Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, the company successfully co-extruded a coupon sample of the fuel at the Idaho National Laboratory.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrude
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Ozzie Albies hit his third home run of the season, starter Reynaldo López struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings before being ejected after a bench-clearing brawl, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Tuesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López and Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler were ejected after getting into a brawl Tuesday night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Kyle is just outing herself as a gossip and is distorting what everyone has to say to try to one-up Dorit in her own life.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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The public quickly turned on The Sun for effectively outing Edwards.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Some observers suggest that seekers aren’t chasing hollow shortcuts online.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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The couple had spent the past decade sailing together, charting a life across open water — learning to scuba dive, chasing marine life and finding meaning in the quiet, in-between moments at sea.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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But in the motion to dismiss, McCallum said the shooter did not touch the railing.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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The deal dismissed charges of first-degree murder, tampering with a human body, burglary and theft from his case.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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One is a search for stability, driven by a horror of chaos and by memories of the mayhem that wrecked his childhood and banished him to the cave.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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While Vitello was banished to his office, the Giants lost a lot more than that.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Expulsion votes possible for four lawmakers The House could move as early as this week to expel several members of Congress.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The bloc doesn’t have a mechanism to expel a wayward member, but Western diplomats told me that brazen electoral theft would inaugurate a perilous new era.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Extrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrude. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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