STOOD OUT Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

stood out

verb

past tense of stand out

as in protruded

to extend outward beyond a usual point the relief figures stand out from the wall quite strikingly

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Recent Examples of stood out This pattern involving Chinese vessels stood out even when compared with the generally high activity of US and Russian research ships on the high seas. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026 The recent comments have stood out for their frequency and specificity. — Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 What has stood out to me as organizations navigate this shift is how quickly the conversation is moving from what AI costs to what that investment actually produces. — Jesse Stockall, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Here are five things that stood out from a night of bluster and revelry in Park City. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 At the beginning of the tour, Bibbs experimented with color in her hair for the first time, opting for bright-red braids that stood out under the glow of the stage lights. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026 Another trend that stood out was mixed and clashing prints, creating a more playful approach to styling. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026 So Thornton has stood out with his degree of struggles in pass coverage. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 But these four stood out, especially because they were caught on camera and quickly raced across social media, not the kind of viral moments the NFL prefers. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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The semiaquatic predator’s eyes would have also protruded from the skull, similar to the Indian gharial, because the eye sockets were raised like a telescope, Burke added.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
The stranger’s hollow cheeks, his dark eyes, whose lashes always appeared wet, the bony shoulders that protruded from the singlet Chee Meng had lent him—all of it frightened Shawn.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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Kessler, standing nearby during Williams’ postgame news conference, poked his head out from behind a black curtain and gave his teammate a thumbs-up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Already poked, the league bear hasn’t exactly gone into hibernation, either.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026