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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
There is also little agreement on how many permanent jobs the sector creates, and no precedent for projecting a center’s economic value per megawatt. — April Roach,jenny Lee, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 The company cut its full-year outlook in August, projecting same-store sales would fall 7% to 8%, down from its earlier forecast of a 2% to 4% decline. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 The entire team is projecting big things and believes Anthony Edwards will benefit the most. — Ren Clayton, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Sacramento officials excluded a slide projecting future fatal and serious-injury crashes from an Active Transportation Commission presentation this month because the information was not included in a report submitted ahead of the meeting. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Rather than projecting for others, these more subtle scents are meant to be smelled only by you and others who are lucky enough to get close. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Sep. 2026 What’s clear, however, are your core values and what matters to you, separate from what others are expecting or projecting. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 The English soccer team is projecting to cross $1 billion in revenue in for the 2026-27 season. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Draft analyst Todd McShay has called him NFL-ready, with some evaluators projecting him as a third-day pick. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for projecting
  1. inflated
  2. protruding
  3. planning
  4. enlarged
  5. poking
  6. preparing
  7. risen
  8. designing
Adjective
  • Both developments create concerns among some observers that the companies are overseeing inflated volumes or, at worst, are experiencing wash trading, in which traders collude to buy and sell an asset to create a false sense of economic activity.
    — Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • And yet, these inflated scores might be worth it simply to see the absolute shock and joy on the pair’s faces when those paddles go up.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of inflated
Verb
  • As has the part where Reacher uses his left paw with two nails protruding from the palm as a makeshift Wolverine/Freddy Krueger stabbin’ hand.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • For the hunters, a massive grey orb with a ramp protruding from it is one clue.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of protruding
Verb
  • Prince William and Prince Harry are both reportedly planning to honor the 30th anniversary of their mother, Princess Diana’s, death.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats have warned in recent months that Trump is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or the National Guard to polling stations, as the president has made election security one of his key objectives in his second term.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of planning
Adjective
  • His family later said his death was due to an enlarged heart coupled with aortic valve complications.
    — Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, finasteride is a prescription medication used to treat hair loss in men and an enlarged prostate.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of enlarged
Verb
  • Sometimes only the tips of the reeds and the seed heads were visible, poking above the murky water, and other times the reeds stood fully exposed, with a clear view of crabs clambering around their bases.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Video posted to social media showed one car nearly submerged, with just its sunroof poking above the water, as people moved other vehicles farther from the rising tides.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of poking
Verb
  • All those killed or missing this week were Nepali nationals preparing for foreign clients to arrive for the Autumn climbing season that began this month.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Another worker was seen preparing food without a proper hair restraint, though this was corrected.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 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 owner is a major global exporter of wood from Surabaya, Indonesia, and in 2012 began infrastructure work on the nearly 15-acre property while designing the resort with Singapore’s WATG architectural firm.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • After opening a second store on the Left Bank, Parisian handbag duo Léo et Violette have given their Rue Sainte-Anne flagship a fresh encore, with Betyle Studio designing a space inspired by the founders’ love of opera and music.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of designing

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“Projecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/projecting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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