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
There’s even a projection screen that’s used a few times.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Aside from lowering its same-store sales forecast, Cava reiterated other key financial projections for the full year.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Having done a financial projection on what that first World Series trophy would mean to the Astros, who won that trophy in 2017, Luhnow said the Astros were willing to pay more in dollars and prospects.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Sales in its online store topped analysts projections and grew 11% year over year, while seller services revenue also beat expectations.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Aside from lowering its same-store sales forecast, Cava reiterated other key financial projections for the full year.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Having done a financial projection on what that first World Series trophy would mean to the Astros, who won that trophy in 2017, Luhnow said the Astros were willing to pay more in dollars and prospects.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Sales in its online store topped analysts projections and grew 11% year over year, while seller services revenue also beat expectations.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for projection
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The drawings show a north façade that is mostly contextual (Federal-repro porticoes) and a south front that is less so (topped with Victorian domes of vaguely mansard form).—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Aug. 2025
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Where granite meets brush or grassy terrain — especially around the base of the dome and along the Echo Canyon Trail — snake activity tends to increase.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Sheriff’s deputies responded just before 10 p.m. Wednesday to a ShotSpotter alert activation near 42nd Street and Apostolo Circle in the Lemon Hill section of south Sacramento where the 14-year-old boy had been shot in the face, authorities said.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The bacteria was in water in a small section of the city water system near Monroe Fire Department Station 4 at 3907 Old Charlotte Highway, the city news release said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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The blank portions are designed to ensure officers read through the drafts to correct potential errors or add missing information.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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The River Park hopes to break ground by the end of the year on the Osuna segment at the east end of the Surf Park—the new one-mile trail portion will include a 150-foot-long steel truss bridge across the San Dieguito River.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Hernias are protrusions of internal organs through the muscle wall that may require surgery for repair.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Health,
18 July 2025
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Folks with acute back pain, disc issues (include herniations, bulgings, and protrusions), and hip labrum injuries, should check with a medical pro first before doing this move, Dr. Yu says.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
19 June 2025
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When the loss function has a convenient mathematical property called convexity, this procedure is guaranteed to find the optimal solution.—
Zachary C. Lipton,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Jan. 2016
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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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Violet-blue protuberances are surrounded by what look like thorns but are actually soft, if jagged, flower parts.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
14 Mar. 2025
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By flying drones over a remote stretch of the Canadian Arctic, scientists were able to capture unique footage of narwhals, shedding light on the function of their famed protuberances, according to a study published Feb. 27 in Frontiers in Marine Science.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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But surprisingly, the overall length actually shrinks by 7.1 inches (181 mm) due to to shorter overhangs ahead of and behind the tires.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 Aug. 2025
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The erosion-scarred sandstone bends and buckles in places forming unique overhangs, ledges and curving tunnels.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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“Projection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/projection. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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