as in projection
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something
the bizarrely shaped protrusions of a coral reef
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Recent Examples of protrusion
The downy also can peck at galls or protrusions on goldenrod plants where insect eggs are lurking.
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
And this protrusion, where all its ports are located, even lights up with a soft, supple glow of RGB illumination.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
Lenovo developed a rectangular protrusion on the laptop’s base to make room for new vapor chambers connected to two spinning fans inside, situated over the processor.
—Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Avoid rolling over any knobby bits or boney protrusions, since that’s often where sensitive connective tissue anchors and nerves hide, too.
—Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
And this protrusion, where all its ports are located, even lights up with a soft, supple glow of RGB illumination.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
Lenovo developed a rectangular protrusion on the laptop’s base to make room for new vapor chambers connected to two spinning fans inside, situated over the processor.
—Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Avoid rolling over any knobby bits or boney protrusions, since that’s often where sensitive connective tissue anchors and nerves hide, too.
—Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protrusion
Noun
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The performance combines puppetry, music, projections, and poetry to illuminate the legacy of Ukraine's blind bards.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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In 1911, motion picture pioneer John J. Murdock invested $6 million into a company called Kinemacolor, which used red and green filters in photography and projection.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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Whether those protuberances make it onto the production vehicle, the latest of which was just shown at the annual CES tech show in Las Vegas, remains to be seen (and hopefully won’t be seen).—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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By building calcium carbonate cups one on top of another and budding asexually, polyps collectively bulge, branch, ripple and fan out into diverse shapes, including shelves, boulders, pillars, branches and cauliflower-like nubs.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Feb. 2025
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Everyone in the stadium expected the net to bulge as Palmer went for the curler but the ball actually went quite a few yards wide of the post.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Archaeologists began excavating a central section of Ostia Antica, an archaeological park roughly 15 miles from downtown Rome, as part of ongoing research at the site, park officials said in a March 10 news release.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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The exhibit had attendees embark on their own Alien-like adventure with a hurried escape-room style section that previews the Xenomorph climbing through the spaceship's tunnels.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Use the dome light and flashers to make your vehicle more noticeable.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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Make your vehicle more visible by using the dome light and flashers.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Analysts still cautious Analysts noted that between Celsius and Alani, the combined brands will attract greater share of female energy drink consumers, but that the decline in Celsius’ sales growth over the past year remains remains a stock overhang.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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Outdoor space: Directly behind the house, off the kitchen and mudroom, is a paved patio shaded by a roof overhang, with plenty of space for a dining and grilling.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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In all, tax credits and rebates will cover more than the cost of an average heat pump conversion and will cover a good portion of my more complex replacement.—
Ben Roush,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025
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Mayor Austin Bonta said the city is talking about whether to maintain a portion of the park for public use by all residents, not just those in the subdivision.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Protrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protrusion. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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