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as in protruded
to extend outward beyond a usual point
no feet sticking out in the aisles, please
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as in accepted
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 stuck out
But Valenzuela stuck out his glove, the ball nicked the leather and rolled to Juan Samuel, who stepped on second base and threw to first baseman Eddie Murray, who made the catch that sent Dodgers running to the mound.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé also scored for Les Bleus, giving fans who stuck out a rainy night in Philadelphia a reason to cut loose.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
Luban’s unexpected journey Only one female whale stuck out from the pod.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 June 2026
As Olsson stuck out his left leg to try to block, Cruyff dragged the ball behind his standing leg.
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Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
What about that moment stuck out?
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Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
One of the coaches stuck out his thumb.
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Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
McKennie tried to play it across the goal, hoping to find another American streaking up the right side, but a Paraguayan defender stuck out his foot and deflected the ball past his own goalkeeper.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
What stuck out most was Tisch and Mara speaking at length, both in that group setting and alone on the field and sideline, as if the Mara family is continuing to embrace Tisch’s presence the same as ever.
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Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé also scored for Les Bleus, giving fans who stuck out a rainy night in Philadelphia a reason to cut loose.
—
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Luban’s unexpected journey Only one female whale stuck out from the pod.
—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 June 2026
As Olsson stuck out his left leg to try to block, Cruyff dragged the ball behind his standing leg.
—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
What about that moment stuck out?
—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
One of the coaches stuck out his thumb.
—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
McKennie tried to play it across the goal, hoping to find another American streaking up the right side, but a Paraguayan defender stuck out his foot and deflected the ball past his own goalkeeper.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
What stuck out most was Tisch and Mara speaking at length, both in that group setting and alone on the field and sideline, as if the Mara family is continuing to embrace Tisch’s presence the same as ever.
—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuck out
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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 problem was that many of them protruded from the front of vehicles like miniature medieval weapons.
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On Friday, Pope Leo formally accepted the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center, a non-partisan non-profit located across from Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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Reuters Calling on America to recommit itself to its founding principles of unity and peace at home and abroad, Pope Leo XIV accepted the Liberty Medal on Friday during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
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But Ecuador’s Gonzalo Plata stuck up his left foot, just in front of Neuer, and poked the ball into the net.
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In the third round, Magomedov poked Pereira in the eye, forcing a roughly two-minute pause, and still no point came off.
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Manaker mentions that calcium bisglycinate is a chelated form that tends to be well tolerated, even among people who’ve had difficulty with other types.
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In clinics in Boston and California, the drug was well tolerated.
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According to a case report this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, her doctors looked through her medical history for clues, finding nothing that immediately stood out.
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In a snaking line of hundreds of yellow jerseys waiting for World Cup shuttle buses at the Golden Glades transit hub, Manny and Philip Acosta stood out in Portugal burgundy.
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But the Colorado legislation, signed into law in May, allows the state to pursue the types of cases typically handled at the federal level, such as those involving allegations of discrimination and harassment.
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The Dodgers have praised how Tucker has handled his struggles in the first year of a four-year, $240 million deal.
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To complete the stunt, the actor endured 16 hours of intensive helicopter training every day for more than a month in order to pull off the scene's difficult maneuvers and climactic downward spiral, per the Los Angeles Times.
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Kohn and Warsh’s partnership endured the era’s enormous pressure.
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On a recent afternoon outside the temple in central Kerala, Raman stood motionless as two children played, giggling and hugging its trunk.
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By the start of the new millennium, with China only beginning its rise, there stood just a single superpower in the world.
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“Stuck out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuck%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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