as in dome
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something
filed down all the projections until the surface was smooth
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Recent Examples of projection
The long-term projections are grim.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
For those making changes to their initial budget projections, concerns relate to cost management (36%), recession or weak financial results (36%), a tight labor market (32%) and inflationary pressures (25%).
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Adding to the district’s woes, information released Thursday shows that the district is worse off in more ways than was previously understood because of errors made in its multi-year budget projections.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Here is your reckless projection of 2026 Dallas Cowboys’ starting defense.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
For those making changes to their initial budget projections, concerns relate to cost management (36%), recession or weak financial results (36%), a tight labor market (32%) and inflationary pressures (25%).
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Adding to the district’s woes, information released Thursday shows that the district is worse off in more ways than was previously understood because of errors made in its multi-year budget projections.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Here is your reckless projection of 2026 Dallas Cowboys’ starting defense.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for projection
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Designed to offer high-quality sound and upholstered with a robust textile skin, the WiiM Sound Lite features a 4-inch, long-throw woofer as well as a couple of 1-inch silk-dome tweeters.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Crews will now move toward dome hoisting and main pipeline welding.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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An aerial view of the oceanfront property, which sits on almost 40 feet of beach in the sandiest section of the neighborhood.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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The luggage section is just as compelling, with deep discounts on Samsonite luggage for longer trips and rare markdowns on premium finds like this Tumi backpack.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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Yet Senate Democrats have promised to derail its passage ahead of a Friday shutdown deadline unless the DHS portion is renegotiated.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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These sectors have also utilized a substantial portion of last year’s outlays.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Other extant primates typically have receding lower jaws, without a distinct protrusion.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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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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Even more interesting is the fact that Noctua is issuing three variants of the cooler with variations in the convexity of the cold plate: a normal, a high-convexity, and a low-convexity model.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
10 June 2024
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Exploiting mispricing in the 21st century will depend more on understanding the convexity of outcomes not yet visible.—
Jeff Henriksen,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2021
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This is the small bony protuberance found at the rear base of the human skull.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Dec. 2025
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When cells produce proteins, the amino acids spontaneously fold into tangled and twisted structures, with pockets and protuberances, and sometimes long, trailing tails.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Nov. 2025
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The building’s trim roof overhang is set to be installed this week, and electric vehicle charger bases are being installed.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2026
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There’s also new research from OpenAI on capability overhang.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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The most famous person with a piece of the Cupra Kiro team is British, actor Idris Elba, but most of the money comes from lead investors David Kaplan and Bennett Rosenthal of Los Angeles.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Each enamel layer is hand-fired, and the entire piece is cast in 18-karat palladium white gold with black dorure beneath the stones.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Projection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/projection. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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