1
as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point
no feet sticking out in the aisles, please
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2
as in handling
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 sticking out
The look is described as a quiff with little to no hair sticking out from the sides.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
The stairs in front of the house extend downward, giving the illusion of a tongue sticking out of the mouth.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Don’t expect to see bolts sticking out of Jacob Elordi‘s head.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
That includes one striking poster for a 1981 Starship gig depicting a fork sticking out of a car.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Even the tips of his sox, which were sticking out of holes in his shoes, were summarily snipped off with scissors.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
The only part that should be sticking out is the handle.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
In a horror movie, the sight of a leg being broken and the bone sticking out might be squirm-inducing but not out of bonds.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
There are spikes and things sticking out?
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
The stairs in front of the house extend downward, giving the illusion of a tongue sticking out of the mouth.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Don’t expect to see bolts sticking out of Jacob Elordi‘s head.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
That includes one striking poster for a 1981 Starship gig depicting a fork sticking out of a car.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Even the tips of his sox, which were sticking out of holes in his shoes, were summarily snipped off with scissors.
—Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
The only part that should be sticking out is the handle.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
In a horror movie, the sight of a leg being broken and the bone sticking out might be squirm-inducing but not out of bonds.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
There are spikes and things sticking out?
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sticking out
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Deputy Thomas Zajac, first on the scene, found Heskett kneeling in the grass near the park’s Old Mill Trail, grasping a pocketknife protruding from his abdomen.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Keta’s long layers fell on the sides of her face, while the back was noticeably teased and twisted with spiky pieces protruding out.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Don Lisi, Rogers Police Department spokesman, said police investigate cases involving virtual currency scams on a regular basis, and the department is currently handling a couple of such cases.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Bad Bunny has commented little, save for an SNL monologue poking fun at the situation.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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The bit kicked off by poking fun at the Senate hearing that took place earlier this week.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
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Aaron Ashby’s tipping is worth monitoring In trying to disarm the Dodgers’ lineup, the Brewers leaned on their long-standing trust of reliever Aaron Ashby rather than falling into recency bias.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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The critical response to Taylor Swift‘s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, has been all across the board, but there’s one section of the discourse that Ruby Rose — a longtime friend of the pop star’s — isn’t standing for.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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There have been cautionary tales on that front in the past, with the Cup-less Leafs dedicating 50 percent of their cap to their Core Four in the flat-cap era standing out as one good (or bad) example.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
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This suggests their overpayment is based less on enduring affection and more on bidding-war fever.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Anyway, that was topped by Chris Wilder, currently enduring his Second Third Coming as Sheffield United boss at the bottom of the Championship.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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And while European diplomats were for many years eager to court Vučić, even tolerating hedging tactics that saw Serbia expand ties with Russia and China, that changed amid the president’s response to months of protest.—
Hanna Begić,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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The future will not be secured by tolerating lies or retreating into despair.—
Carolyn McKinney,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Passengers need more control of their seat assignments Ideally, there would also be a mechanism for accepting or rejecting a new seat.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Besides the power of the auto industry, Americans have become accepting of the ten of thousands of car crash fatalities every year.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sticking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sticking%20out. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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