as in to poke
to extend outward beyond a usual point
we spotted the kitten's tail protruding from beneath the dresser
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Recent Examples of protrude
The animals have small eyes that slightly protrude from their heads, which are smooth and flat, according to the study.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Books fly off the shelves, a protruding nail vanishes and then reappears, a Ouija board spells an incomplete message, and there’s definitely something on the third floor.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The child is painfully thin, her bones and skull protruding under her skin, her feet and stomach swollen from severe malnutrition.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 27 May 2025
The long glass tubes, which protrude diagonally from an empty vase, can harbor the last-surviving stem from a bouquet — or be employed in busier arrangements.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 17 May 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Books fly off the shelves, a protruding nail vanishes and then reappears, a Ouija board spells an incomplete message, and there’s definitely something on the third floor.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The child is painfully thin, her bones and skull protruding under her skin, her feet and stomach swollen from severe malnutrition.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 27 May 2025
The long glass tubes, which protrude diagonally from an empty vase, can harbor the last-surviving stem from a bouquet — or be employed in busier arrangements.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for protrude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protrude
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Cunningham came to the defense of her teammate Clark, retaliating with less than a minute left on the clock after, earlier in the game, the Fever's superstar player was poked in the eye and then knocked to the ground by two separate Sun players.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Sheldon poked Clark in the eye while defending her.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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If the surface bulges outward at that point, then the flow moves inward.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Photos posted online showed the snake arrived at a Virginia animal hospital with a bulging body.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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LoPresti said southern flannel moths sting through venomous hairs that can cause burning, numbness, swelling, and in severe cases, nausea or full-limb inflammation.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2025
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Earlier this month, as anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles began to swell in size and fury, the Department of Homeland Security posted a video of an immigration raid in El Monte, California.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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The stumps of dead Joshua trees jutted from the fetid ground cover, while a few others, still alive, appeared anemic and were adorned in wispy strands of plastic debris and dust.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Both are peninsulas jutting off the Eurasian landmass.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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“Protrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protrude. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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