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
In practice, almost every deal is completed at the maximum 120% of slot value, and these contract projections reflect that.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025
Local leaders can begin preparing and mitigating the fiscal impact under the new property tax system by reviewing revenue projections, preparing a budget outlook, collaborating, creating a capital improvement plan, getting creative and communicating, Shrader said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
The projection engine makes use of a large 0.47-inch DMD chip, and employs pixel-shifting to render 4K UHD resolution.
—Paul Ridden
june 25, New Atlas, 25 June 2025
This is well below the pre-weekend projection despite positive audience and social reactions.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 June 2025
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025
Local leaders can begin preparing and mitigating the fiscal impact under the new property tax system by reviewing revenue projections, preparing a budget outlook, collaborating, creating a capital improvement plan, getting creative and communicating, Shrader said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
The projection engine makes use of a large 0.47-inch DMD chip, and employs pixel-shifting to render 4K UHD resolution.
—Paul Ridden
june 25, New Atlas, 25 June 2025
This is well below the pre-weekend projection despite positive audience and social reactions.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for projection
Noun
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Yet despite requests from the leaders of Germany and of Poland to be granted shelter under the French and British shields, neither nuclear power has so far formally approved extending its atomic dome.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Three sections of the roof at Seabrook Brothers & Sons caved in around 1:30 p.m., NJ.com reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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The chapter’s first section responds to a tendency in Harry Potter studies to interpret the series as if its version of magic portrays a profoundly different and salutary alternative to Muggle technology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The Highlands Community Charter Schools’ student population in Sacramento serves a large portion Afghan refugees who do not speak English.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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Other at-risk areas included portions of San Bernardino, Inyo and Cleveland national forests as well as BLM land in the Mojave Desert, such as Coyote Dry Lake Bed outside of Joshua Tree National Park.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Some have fingers, horns, and other protrusions appended to their bodies.—
DOUGLAS MARKOWITZ,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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This beast looks like a young girl (surely not a coincidence, symbolically speaking), with antler-like protrusions.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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Line with plastic wrap, leaving a 3-inch overhang on all sides.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
18 June 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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