1
as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
no feet sticking out in the aisles, please
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2
as in to stand
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee
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Recent Examples of stick out
Fellow lifeguards found the young woman lying on the ground near the lifeguard stand with an umbrella stake through her left shoulder and sticking out the back of her arm by about a foot, Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin Keddy told Fox News Digital.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
She was found on the ground near the lifeguard stand with an umbrella stake that had pierced the front of her left shoulder and was sticking out the back of her arm by about 1 foot, Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin Keddy told ABC News.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 25 June 2025
The carousel of six snaps also included a shot of Halsey smiling in a make-up free selfie, the singer sitting indoors beside three-year-old son Ender Ridley Aydin, and sticking out their tongue while getting their hair and make-up done.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 June 2025
Swallow was a pioneer in ecology, chemistry, safety engineering, home economics and women’s education, and her story and accomplishments stuck out to Daniele.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
She was found on the ground near the lifeguard stand with an umbrella stake that had pierced the front of her left shoulder and was sticking out the back of her arm by about 1 foot, Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin Keddy told ABC News.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 25 June 2025
The carousel of six snaps also included a shot of Halsey smiling in a make-up free selfie, the singer sitting indoors beside three-year-old son Ender Ridley Aydin, and sticking out their tongue while getting their hair and make-up done.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 June 2025
Swallow was a pioneer in ecology, chemistry, safety engineering, home economics and women’s education, and her story and accomplishments stuck out to Daniele.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Nearby, police found another pitbull, Lucky, in a wet kennel that was bound shut with five leashes, her hip bones protruding.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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Their feet protrude, white and enormous, from their grey-green uniforms like tree-branches from which the bark has been stripped.—
Thomas Meaney,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
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Since its founding in 1913 at Howard University, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has stood as a vanguard of leadership, scholarship, and public service.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
10 July 2025
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The legislation stands to gut residential solar in particular, an industry that was already facing significant headwinds.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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The hard foul came after Sheldon poked Clark in the eye in the third quarter.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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The couple began dating in 2023 and frequently poke fun at each other on their social media pages.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Medicare covers it when tablets are hard to tolerate or ineffective.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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Many of our small trees are grafted onto rootstocks that can tolerate our local soil conditions.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
18 July 2025
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Three reasons stand out: Healthcare has a labor shortage.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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In our spin mop testing, this mop stood out as the best lightweight option, weighing just 5.5 pounds.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
10 July 2025
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The city and its utilities department is handling the acts of vandalism, working with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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All consular and diplomatic affairs related to the country are instead handled through the Indian Embassy in Djibouti, across the Red Sea.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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Even as dome construction bulged on the Italian peninsula from the eleventh to fifteen centuries, Romans held off on joining the building bandwagon until the late 1400s.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
12 June 2025
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In every photo, Tater's eyes bulged with what can only be described as pure joy.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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The second version of the CTS-V would endure in dealerships until 2014, with nearly 20,000 examples ultimately rolling off the line — about twice as many as the first-gen car.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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Sportsbooks endured an unusual number of under bets in games that Porter ended up leaving with an injury.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Stick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20out. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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