as in projections
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 protrudes
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the sandbar juts out into the ocean
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Recent Examples of juts
Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Bayfront And Barge By the water, a giant ornamental stone barge juts into Biscayne Bay, designed to resemble a Venetian boat and double as a breakwater.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
One video captured by beachgoers Annie Kremer and Connor Pelt and shared on TikTok shows the animals coming within feet of people standing in the sand, and the shark's fins poking out above the water as the massive stingray juts into view.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Along the back seam, a row of curved metal spikes juts outward, giving the boot a clawed finish that exaggerates its shape with predatory edge.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Once settled, campers can follow the Shoreline Trail from camp to make a loop around Turtle Back Hill, a promontory that juts out into a brackish, intertidal salt marshlands.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Formed by the top of a mountain range that juts out of Lake Superior fifty miles north of the Michigan mainland and less than twenty miles from the Canadian shore, the is land is fifty miles long and about five wide.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Turning a dial that juts off the lower spoke on the steering wheel switches you through a pure EV mode, then normal, Sport, and Sport+.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Running full speed and having an awareness to be where that wall juts directly back is something that nobody really has to deal with in this game.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Bayfront And Barge By the water, a giant ornamental stone barge juts into Biscayne Bay, designed to resemble a Venetian boat and double as a breakwater.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
One video captured by beachgoers Annie Kremer and Connor Pelt and shared on TikTok shows the animals coming within feet of people standing in the sand, and the shark's fins poking out above the water as the massive stingray juts into view.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Along the back seam, a row of curved metal spikes juts outward, giving the boot a clawed finish that exaggerates its shape with predatory edge.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
His home run on July 28 struck the wide mesh-like portion that juts out on the fair side of the pole.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Once settled, campers can follow the Shoreline Trail from camp to make a loop around Turtle Back Hill, a promontory that juts out into a brackish, intertidal salt marshlands.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Formed by the top of a mountain range that juts out of Lake Superior fifty miles north of the Michigan mainland and less than twenty miles from the Canadian shore, the is land is fifty miles long and about five wide.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Turning a dial that juts off the lower spoke on the steering wheel switches you through a pure EV mode, then normal, Sport, and Sport+.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juts
Noun
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The investment bank’s projections did come with a caveat, as the administration’s negotiations with foreign trade partners are perpetually in flux.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Boakye said predictions that fusion facilities will be operating within a decade are mostly projections about pilot plants, not full-scale commercial facilities.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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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
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The swells are also expected to spread toward the rest of the Greater Antilles by Friday night.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Later in the episode, Kelce's cohost and brother, Jason Kelce, pokes fun at Lively's athleticism in a storyline that sees Bridget attend a soccer camp.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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The trailer for Season 6 of Solar Opposites, released today, pokes fun of the show’s imminent end.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Moreover, the observations showed that when the antibiotic was effective, the bacteria shed more armor and developed surface bulges.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Shortly after their release in early 2023, some Ryzen 7000-series X3D chips were becoming physically deformed, developing bulges on the bottom that could permanently damage the CPU and bend the pins in the CPU socket.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Emphasizing ruggedness and offering an open invitation to tackle dirt roads, the Bronco’s squared fenders, short overhangs, upright glass and knobby tires look more at home on mountain trails than valet lanes.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The design draws on various traditional Vietnamese building principles, such as wide roof overhangs that protect facades from sun and rain, and cross-ventilation with openings on opposing walls to enhance airflow.—
Faye Bradley,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The orchestra’s sections — strings, percussion, and so on — work together, and the output of any one section alone cannot produce a symphony.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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Divide the tubers in spring by cutting tubers into sections with a body, neck, and at least one eye.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 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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“Juts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juts. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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