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to extend outward beyond a usual point
the sandbar juts out into the ocean
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Recent Examples of jutting
Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Apr. 2026
The sight is certainly striking, a major geological feature jutting out in the landscape with three even ridges connecting in a sharp peak.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Head-on views of the 6,545-foot-tall Watchman Spire jutting up from the valley floor, the monolithic Towers of the Virgin, and lower Zion Canyon greet you from the summit.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
The team quickly gathered around the toothed bone jutting from the surface of the desert, some in tears, bearing witness to an extraordinary discovery.
—Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
Its long jetties, jutting into waters deep enough to accommodate oil supertankers, make the island a critical site for oil distribution.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
There is marble and gold everywhere, balconies jutting out so patrons could see and be seen, neat rows of doors to exclusive box seats.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
After the village’s Plan Commission recommended in January against its original designs for building fences jutting into the lake from Centennial Beach, the Park District quickly devised two new options.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Reaching across five hourlong episodes, Peter Hammond’s BBC miniseries diligently translates the novel to the screen, with video soundstage interiors jutting up against celluloid exteriors.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
The bar embodies the new season’s unusual tension between the spiritual and the profane, jutting out into the desert as an establishment devoted to sin that Rue sees as her salvation.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Apr. 2026
The sight is certainly striking, a major geological feature jutting out in the landscape with three even ridges connecting in a sharp peak.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Head-on views of the 6,545-foot-tall Watchman Spire jutting up from the valley floor, the monolithic Towers of the Virgin, and lower Zion Canyon greet you from the summit.
—Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
The team quickly gathered around the toothed bone jutting from the surface of the desert, some in tears, bearing witness to an extraordinary discovery.
—Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
Its long jetties, jutting into waters deep enough to accommodate oil supertankers, make the island a critical site for oil distribution.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
There is marble and gold everywhere, balconies jutting out so patrons could see and be seen, neat rows of doors to exclusive box seats.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
After the village’s Plan Commission recommended in January against its original designs for building fences jutting into the lake from Centennial Beach, the Park District quickly devised two new options.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Reaching across five hourlong episodes, Peter Hammond’s BBC miniseries diligently translates the novel to the screen, with video soundstage interiors jutting up against celluloid exteriors.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jutting
Verb
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Inspect your deck for rotting boards, loose or rusted fasteners and screws, protruding nails, splintered areas, and termite damage.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Harden, 36, with his famous, protruding beard and those dark, piercing eyes, was determined to use his star power to get his way, to bring with him a slice of comfort to a new city.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The delightfully bulbous light now features color-changing, dimming, and smart home control.—
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy,
The Verge,
15 Apr. 2026
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How to Plant Dahlia Tubers Dahlia tubers have a bulbous body at one end, and a small crown with future growth points called eyes at the other.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For his part, Anderson possessed a wry sense of humor and wasn’t above poking fun at himself.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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This second season is once again poking at inertia and stasis and how romantic relationships can crumble into a series of self-destructive choices.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Those with the condition experience stiff and swollen neck muscles, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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His case started with a swollen lymph node that wouldn’t heal.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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An enlarged spleen is at most 500 grams and only up to 20 cm long, the health department noted.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
15 Apr. 2026
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The family of a 17-year-old Texas cheerleader has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a distributor of a popular energy drink, saying the teenager died from an enlarged heart caused by ingesting large amounts of caffeine.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The longest ending includes the risen Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene, whose testimony is initially rebuffed, and then to others.—
Mary Foskett,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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This wretched regime is doomed to be overthrown by the risen populace and rebellious youth.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The distended episodes were littered with what feels like filler, little of which offered much in the way of narrative value.—
Emma Flint,
IndieWire,
25 Nov. 2025
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Once per act, a second duo crashes in on Didi and Gogo, providing the tramps’ power balance with a lurid, distended foil.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The suit argued that Live Nation's exclusivity contracts, threats to rivals, and leveraging of market domination over artists breached antitrust laws, resulting in inflated prices and stifled competition.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
15 Apr. 2026
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Attendees wearing cowboy hats line danced, petted fluffy white calves and posed for pictures in front of an inflated cactus.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Jutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jutting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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