standing out

present participle of stand out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of standing out Now, as initial curiosity inspires the enthusiast to dig deeper into the territory, less corporate producers and wines are standing out as strong ambassadors for the region. Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Against the cottage, a vintage table serves as both potting station and decorative moment, with terra-cotta pots standing out against the wall. Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing out
Verb
  • Sharks are often imagined cruising just beneath the waves, dorsal fin protruding from the dark, ocean waters to alert people of their incoming doom.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Eventually, the villager spotted something unexpected—the nearly complete cranium of an unknown, ancient hominin protruding from a small chamber’s interior wall.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In 2009, Tropicana replaced its familiar logo, an orange with a straw poking out, with a minimalist design featuring a glass of orange juice.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Routh allegedly came within a few hundred yards of Trump before a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle poking out of a tree line.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The owner, @kobethesausage, shared a video of Kobe the sausage dog—with his head sticking out, tongue on show, while sitting in a bag hung over a door handle.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • There are spikes and things sticking out?
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Standing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20out. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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