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bag, balloon, beetle, belly, billow, bulge, bunch, jut, overhang, poke, pooch [chiefly dialect], pouch, pout, project, stand out, start, stick out, swell
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The lowest level, on the deck, would feature a protruding pool with an entirely glass floor. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "An Architect Designed an Insane Hotel That Hangs Off a Cliff And Itâs Terrifying," 25 July 2019 The design, by Incienso de Santa Fe, is a nod to the folk art style of the region, with its red-rock color and protruding wood beams. — Bryan Fountain, Bon AppĂ©tit, "This Little Incense Burner Makes My Kitchen Smell Better and My Heart Fuller," 16 July 2019 But so many unknowns exist about the trek of the protruding slime, including the course the explosive bloom could take once this weekendâs tropical disturbance rolls through the Gulf of Mexico. — al.com, "âAll bets are offâ: Toxic algae bloom shutters Mississippi beaches, causes worry in Alabama," 12 July 2019 The camera model protrudes a tiny bit out of the back of the phone, which is different from the earlier OnLeaks renders. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Official Galaxy Note 10 images leak, show off the big, boxy body," 11 July 2019 The result showed the face of a typical Neanderthal, jutting from the skull and complete with protruding brow ridges. — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, "Skull fragment from Greek cave suggests modern humans were in Europe more than 200,000 years ago," 10 July 2019 Sonyâs blue-and-gray Walkman from 1979 is a beautiful thingâbut had ultimately descended into a bulky chaos of protruding buttons and belt clips. — Nikil Saval, The New Yorker, "For Better and Worse, We Live in Jony Iveâs World," 2 July 2019 Oppo vice president Shen Yiren, who also goes by Brian, lamented twice on his Weibo social media account that the images taken by the camera aren't as crisp and clear as those taken by a protruding camera. — Shannon Liao, CNN, "This Chinese smartphone company found a creative place to put the selfie camera," 26 June 2019 This yearâs Peopleâs Choice Award went to Meatloaf, a bulldog mix with protruding teeth owned by Denae Pruner of Sacramento, California. — John Rogers, Twin Cities, "Scamp the Tramp wins Worldâs Ugliest Dog Contest," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'protrude.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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