protruded

past tense of protrude

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of protruded His bones visibly protruded from his thin skin, according to court documents. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protruded
Verb
  • Tupac unlocked the front door and poked his head inside.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The singer Sombr even poked fun at the concept in the middle of a concert this year.
    Angela Yang, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pine, Colorado — As massive granite outcroppings dotted with evergreen trees jutted skyward from the landscape of Colorado’s Southern Rockies on a warm Tuesday morning, the serenity of bird calls and a babbling creek was shattered by a radio call from a park ranger in distress.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Its cement base jutted up at least 8 inches off the ground.
    Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The crowd in Carlsbad swelled — estimates ranged from 7,000 to 10,000 — with sidewalks packed over a roughly mile-long stretch of Carlsbad Boulevard north from about Tamarack Avenue through Carlsbad Village.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • When torrential rains hit a swath of Mexico last week, the Cazones River swelled so fast there was virtually no time to flee.
    Cristopher Rogel Blanquet, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Protruded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protruded. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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