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as in poking
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 protruding
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
26 Nov. 2025
The whole setup looks like a giant creature with an extremely dense and compact body, a long, protruding neck, and an almost-cute face — a little bit like Wall-E, and a little bit like the servant-pet-robot from Red Planet that turns on Val Kilmer and tries to murder him.
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Sophie Ansari,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
Features such as surface roughness and protruding fibers create more sites where particles can stick to the outer surface rather than passing through.
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Sumit Mandal,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
Elsewhere on the trophy, there are the original rules to soccer, from 1863, which include a proscription on players having nails, iron plates, or gutta-percha—a Malaysian rubberlike material, now used in root canals—protruding from their boots.
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Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
The cups also feature a more angular design, visibly protruding rather than gradually curving.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
31 May 2026
Later, the documentary shows a golf-ball sized lump protruding from the top of Nadal’s foot.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Once again, the rest of the silhouette is printed in black, as the brand marks are either inset or protruding from the pattern.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
And in turn, the 867-foot monolith protruding from the surrounding Wyoming prairie like the stump of the world’s largest tree became a big draw for tourists.
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Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
Its panoramic views include the 25-metre lap pool below, the hills of Bandol across the sparkling cerulean water, and on the other side of the terrace, the rugged coastline with iconic Eagle Beak rock protruding from the distant horizon.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
Adjective
The exhibit will be visible from the street, set up in a protruding bay window, and visitors will be able to walk through the railcar.
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Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
26 Nov. 2025
The whole setup looks like a giant creature with an extremely dense and compact body, a long, protruding neck, and an almost-cute face — a little bit like Wall-E, and a little bit like the servant-pet-robot from Red Planet that turns on Val Kilmer and tries to murder him.
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Sophie Ansari,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
And while certainly shaken up, the driver and passenger (also test dummies in this case) likely could have walked away without being struck by shattered glass or a protruding antler.
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
Features such as surface roughness and protruding fibers create more sites where particles can stick to the outer surface rather than passing through.
—
Sumit Mandal,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
Elsewhere on the trophy, there are the original rules to soccer, from 1863, which include a proscription on players having nails, iron plates, or gutta-percha—a Malaysian rubberlike material, now used in root canals—protruding from their boots.
—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
The cups also feature a more angular design, visibly protruding rather than gradually curving.
—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
31 May 2026
Later, the documentary shows a golf-ball sized lump protruding from the top of Nadal’s foot.
—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Once again, the rest of the silhouette is printed in black, as the brand marks are either inset or protruding from the pattern.
—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
And in turn, the 867-foot monolith protruding from the surrounding Wyoming prairie like the stump of the world’s largest tree became a big draw for tourists.
—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
Its panoramic views include the 25-metre lap pool below, the hills of Bandol across the sparkling cerulean water, and on the other side of the terrace, the rugged coastline with iconic Eagle Beak rock protruding from the distant horizon.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protruding
Adjective
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The device works like a convex magnifying glass lens that focuses light into a narrow, concentrated beam.
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But in 1995 Talagrand began to suspect that there was a much simpler way to build a convex shape from high-dimensional points.
Verb
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Indeed, when Orion disappears below the western horizon during spring evenings, the Scorpion is poking his head up in the southeast.
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Kansas City isn't much of a pedestrian city, but now, blue and green specks of fans dot the sidewalks, like wildflowers poking through a crack in the pavement.
Adjective
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Whereas Vaslav’s unorthodox looks infatuated many people, hers (protuberant teeth and lips, stocky body, flat chest, powerful thighs) alienated many.
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And the rear of the case is deeper to accommodate a protuberant rear camera—hinting that the next iPad will see a big camera upgrade.
Verb
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Schoenaerts menacingly grins his way through the movie, with appealingly bulging eyes.
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Tiny bulging eyes form long before the animal resembles a shark at all and its future face exists only as clusters of migrating cells, slowly organizing themselves into the structures that will eventually become jaws, cartilage and sensory organs.
Adjective
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Nike‘s yearly advancement in Air Max technology for 2026 came in the form of bulbous pods of varying sizes taking inspiration from the toe pods of frogs.
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While the design was certainly understated, there was a touch of whimsy in the bulbous light fixtures and swirly, contemporary art pieces.
Verb
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There are plenty of other sites—waterfalls, glaciers, and semi-hidden hot springs—but another must-visit is Kerling, an 82-foot volcanic rock formation jutting out between a handful of hillsides.
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The most famous of these is A Bigger Splash (1967), which shows a yellow diving board jutting out into a clear blue pool whose tranquility has been disrupted by someone who has just dove into the pool.
Adjective
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Topuria was a bloody and swollen mess by the time his corner stopped the fight between the fourth and fifth rounds.
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So who’s going to publish a book at the end of this story of writers with swollen egos?
Verb
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Rough weather rolled over the Colorado community of Evergreen on Wednesday night, swelling Bear Creek and tributaries and tossing debris and mud into homes and downtown.
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Symptoms can be mild to severe and range from nausea, itching, abdominal pain, swelling of the lips to life-threatening symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.
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“Protruding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protruding. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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