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adjective

as in inflated

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verb

present participle of project
1
as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point some boulders projected dangerously out above the trail

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2
as in planning
to work out the details of (something) in advance we must project next year's budget now

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Recent Examples of projecting
Verb
The World Cup has fundamentally transformed from a simple football championship into a powerful commercial and geopolitical instrument, a nexus for projecting global power. — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Georgia prep outfielder Wessley Roberson (4) has a good swing with contact skills now, probably not projecting to more than average power. — Keith Law, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Long-range climate models aren’t offering much reassurance for the future either, with some projecting less rainfall and higher temperatures across the catchment in the decades ahead. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 On this occasion, the members refrained from engaging in violence and property damage, projecting an image of law-abiding, orderly activism. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 11 July 2026 Instead of projecting light onto a flat surface, the new method directs laser energy into a three-dimensional volume inside a photosensitive material called SU-8. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026 After gracing the ramps of the Guggenheim with their pop-projecting presence, BTS have turned their eyes to another museum as part of a marketing campaign for its latest world tour. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026 One faction argues that battle-ground states are won by re-assuring swing voters and projecting moderation. — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026 Strosnider has extremely high upside, however, with some outlets projecting him to be taken in the first round. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for projecting
  1. inflated
  2. protruding
  3. planning
  4. enlarged
  5. poking
  6. preparing
  7. risen
  8. designing
Adjective
  • Check the tires regularly with a gauge to ensure that they are evenly inflated.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 22 July 2026
  • Even accounting for the inflated number of own goals (14, breaking the 2018 record of 12), this summer has delivered for goalmouth entertainment.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of inflated
Verb
  • While Kali’s protruding tongue is sometimes interpreted as a gesture of embarrassment or shame, the Rolling Stones’ logo reimagines it as a symbol of protest and antiestablishment sentiment.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • Archaeologists surveying the area in 2020 came across human bones protruding from the ground.
    — Allen Breed, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Definition of protruding
Verb
  • Tom Burwell, Sunderland’s chief executive, is alongside Ghisolfi in planning the next steps.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Pimpton was initially planning to enter the portal, but opted to return to Fort Worth for another year.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of planning
Adjective
  • Not least when their players have generally had to spend even longer away than usual due to the enlarged tournament, and in often soaring temperatures too.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Connective tissue disorders such as Marfan syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome make people vulnerable, while Turner syndrome and other genetic disorders affecting the aorta and aortic valve, place people at high risk of developing an enlarged aorta.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 July 2026
Definition of enlarged
Verb
  • Instead, her dad looks under the table and sees a jumble of limbs with Chastain’s smiling face poking out at him.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 July 2026
  • This included one of their players poking a finger into the ear of the Belgian penalty-spot protector Diego Moreira, and responding to the reactionary elbow to the tummy by going down, and staying down, on top of the penalty mark.
    — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of poking
Verb
  • As the first games were preparing to begin, the administration continued to find itself under global scrutiny for its visa decisions, such as denying entry to a referee from Somalia who had won accolades for his officiating.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • After two years of preparing for the $250 million conversion of the Enfield Square Mall to housing, Woodsonia Real Estate has apparently lost its purchase agreement and now its plan is sidelined or dead.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of preparing
Adjective
  • 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
  • This wretched regime is doomed to be overthrown by the risen populace and rebellious youth.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of risen
Verb
  • The next few years will show whether the space industry really leaves disposable satellites behind and starts building them to be caught and repaired, or simply gets neater about throwing them away, designing them to burn up on the way down.
    — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • Lotus Sport even helped win an Olympic gold medal for Great Britain, designing the radical carbon-fiber bicycle that Chris Boardman pedaled to victory in 1992.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
Definition of designing

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