as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
houses in the town commonly have second stories that beetle over the ground floors, and the overhang is known as a "bump"
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Recent Examples of beetle
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Persistent drought has led to beetle infestations in the state’s ponderosa and piñon pine forests.
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Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
Carpet beetle larvae are usually about 1/8-inch long, tan, and covered in hairy bristles.
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Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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Verb
After laying a single egg inside the female puts some paralyzed caterpillars and beetle larvae which the larva will eat.
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Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Persistent drought has led to beetle infestations in the state’s ponderosa and piñon pine forests.
—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
The state’s method to protect the beetle from humans is its parking lot, which fits just 11 cars.
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Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
Carpet beetle larvae are usually about 1/8-inch long, tan, and covered in hairy bristles.
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Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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The skinny braids wrapped the bottom of the bun, while the thicker braids dressed the top, forming a cylinder shape that protruded from the crown of her head.
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The apartment's one window, protruding from the zinc roof, faces west, putting it in direct sun from midday to dusk.
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Babcock will use playing time as a hammer.
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Dylan has access to a variety of them, our favorite being using the giant hammer to smash the Hiss into pieces.
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Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
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Find a location with an unobstructed view to the southeast, where the full moon’s orangey disk will poke above the horizon minutes after the moonrise time — though exactly when depends on local terrain and buildings.
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After butterflying the breast, place a piece of plastic wrap or parchment on top and use a meat mallet or small, heavy skillet to pound it to an even thickness.
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Diana held a croquet mallet during a game at Itchenor, West Sussex, as seen in this 1970 portrait.
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Monday’s home run props will hopefully right the ship and bulge the profits, creating more wiggle room for another drought.
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Schoenaerts menacingly grins his way through the movie, with appealingly bulging eyes.
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Jung, who is going into his senior year of high school, said SmartBlink can detect pedestrians using wheelchairs, crutches or canes, too.
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An individual bush can grow up to 15 feet high and 40 feet long, with thick stems, also known as canes, marked by sharp, hooked thorns.
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But this fiscal sledgehammer is not the solution.
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In the 12th, a combo of sledgehammer rights sent Louis to the canvas for good, his first time being knocked out.
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Despite losing winger Francesca Granzotto to the sin-bin for a tip tackle, Italy secured victory when the pack walked a maul 15 meters and laid on a try for player-of-the-match flyhalf Veronica Madia with 11 minutes left.
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While many college corners lean on lax officiating to grab and maul, Johnson stays disciplined.
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“Beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beetle. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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