jutting 1 of 2

present participle of jut

jutting

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jutting
Verb
  • While tending to their garden this fall, homeowners in upstate New York spotted what appeared to be two giant teeth protruding from the soil, partially concealed by plant fronds.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • According to the news release, the mastodon jaw was found protruding from the topsoil, which caught the homeowner's attention.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • On Wednesday, March 19, the couple filmed an Instagram Reel poking fun at their recent red carpet interview with Extra at the grand re-opening of Planet Hollywood in NYC on Tuesday, March 11.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Generally, a plant whose roots are poking out will be completely root-bound.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Choose a fairly tall and tulip-shaped – bulbous at the bottom glass to give the bubbles enough room to develop but which tapers at the top to fully concentrate the aromas.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Among the 100 outfits on display are some bombastic, kite-like contraptions, bulbous pileups of fabric donuts, and a Chewbacca-esque cape-cum-sarcophogus.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Following too much pasta or one too many sweet treats, my stomach gets quite sensitive—resulting in a feeling of tightness and a distended, rumbling tummy.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 20 May 2025
  • Bloating causes your belly to feel full and look distended.
    Kathleen Felton, Health, 9 June 2024
Adjective
  • Business leaders relying on inaccurate and inflated carbon calculations may over purchase carbon offsets and be unsure where net zero actually is, and even less sure about how to get there.
    Sophia Mendelsohn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Against this backdrop of inflated expectations and deflating results, a more nuanced understanding has emerged from those like LeCun, who've spent decades wrestling with the actual mechanics of intelligent systems.
    Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • The pink garment, designed like a nightgown, was adorned with a monstrous bow and a puffy hemline, reminiscent of a comforter tucked under a mattress.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
  • The sight of the puffy, foot-tall toilet seat in our home was too much for me, a spectre of death no less chilling than the Grim Reaper himself.
    David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • The convex & concave mirrors forming the book jacket exaggerate expressions, making others appear stretched, squished, & altered, mirroring the elasticity of the poems themselves.
    Terrance Hayes, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • Patrick Reuter, winemaker at Dominio IV Wines, notes that Yamhill-Carlton has a convex hillside tilting to the Northeast.
    Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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“Jutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jutting. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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