as in to poke
to extend outward beyond a usual point
we spotted the kitten's tail protruding from beneath the dresser
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Recent Examples of protrude
In Khao Yai National Park near Kong Kaeo Waterfall, for example, researchers found a robber fly attached to the bottom of a leaf with small flower-like growths protruding from its head, thorax and abdomen, earning the new fungus the name Ophiocordyceps floriformis.
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Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Wilson was sporting a welt on the protruding bone on his left wrist after the game, which quickly received a wrap from the team’s medical staff.
—Chris Biderman
july 8, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
The hair around her ears was pinned back in the lift, muting the volume on the sides to embellish the protruding shape on top.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
King, however, said his preferred choice of the tomahawk ribeye — a steak cut from the beef rib with a long, protruding bone resembling a tomahawk — is a more fitting cut of beef to represent Texas.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Wilson was sporting a welt on the protruding bone on his left wrist after the game, which quickly received a wrap from the team’s medical staff.
—Chris Biderman
july 8, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
The hair around her ears was pinned back in the lift, muting the volume on the sides to embellish the protruding shape on top.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
King, however, said his preferred choice of the tomahawk ribeye — a steak cut from the beef rib with a long, protruding bone resembling a tomahawk — is a more fitting cut of beef to represent Texas.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protrude
Verb
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This review pokes a useful hole in the breathless reception this film received, while managing to feel fond.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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The dish is almost a tease, tickling and poking you by showcasing carrots such that here a confident argument is made to herald them in as the pre-eminent salad vegetable.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
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Both can affect your quality of life: Atherosclerosis can cause heart attacks, strokes, poor blood flow to the legs, or bulging arteries.—
Alexandria Nyembwe,
Health,
20 July 2025
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Blount, who appeared wearing a white button-down shirt and tie, his hands shackled in front of him, his bulging gut and beige tie spilling over his beige pants, appeared impassive and refused to meet his victim’s gaze as Rothschild addressed him personally.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
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This leads to swelling and a build-up of fluids in the area, which can cause cloudy vision and other changes.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
30 July 2025
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Dolphins head coach McDaniel also stated that there was too much swelling in Kohou's knee to determine what the injury truly is.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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His vertebrae, ribs and shoulder-blades jutted out.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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Right where the mural would be painted are two skinny wall panels between a set of balconies with a metal wall jutting out on the right.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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“Protrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protrude. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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