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
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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
Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Anglers, water birds and wildlife congregate around the historic structure, jutting off of Shippingport Island along the McAlpine locks and dam system.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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
Verb
Its cement base jutted up at least 8 inches off the ground.
—Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Anglers, water birds and wildlife congregate around the historic structure, jutting off of Shippingport Island along the McAlpine locks and dam system.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jut
Noun
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Reflect Orbital’s own staggering projection of 250,000 satellites still calculates to only delivering the target 20% of midday sun to a very limited number of regions simultaneously.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Oilers Make Major Decision on Connor McDavid Future Hockey fans may remember when Hutson, in his draft year, significantly dropped after consistent first-round projections.—
Greg Liodice,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With handbags seamlessly protruding from skirts, pantyhose covering stacks of massive bangles, doses of hot pink and big fur, the collection was made for social media consumption.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Lucas and Simone had been tasked with holding and then removing a protruding piece of a forklift metal prong impaled in a construction worker’s abdomen.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, if the swell lingers, changes are possible, and the advisory will be extended.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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These swells will spread westward toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico tonight, then toward the rest of the Greater Antilles over the next couple of days.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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My neighbors started poking their heads in the front door, too.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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This bra has wide straps, side-smoothing panels, and an allover stretchy fit — sans wires poking you in the ribcage.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The plane's inflatable escape slide was deployed, and the nose and tail sections of the plane separated.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The aircraft was left partially submerged with its tail section snapped off, video showed.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the future, the system could shrink to a small bulge on an optical fiber.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The central bulge of our home galaxy is about 12,000 light-years in diameter.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Use the dome light and flashers to make your vehicle more noticeable.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was a key inspiration; elements of that building are reflected in Euphoria’s domes and arches, as well as its palette of gold, blue, red, and yellow.—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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The female’s back is covered in small protrusions that resemble popped kernels of popcorn, inspiring its genus name Zea, derived from the corn plant.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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This protein is needed for the formation of cilia — hairlike protrusions that cells can use to move — as well as in the assembly of the mitotic spindle that organizes chromosomes during cell division, and for the transport of neurotransmitters in neurons.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Jut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jut. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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