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outthrust

[out-thruhst, out-thruhst] / ˌaʊtˈθrʌst, ˈaʊtˌθrʌst /






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On a recent afternoon, the actor Greg Tannahill sat perched atop a London rooftop, one leg extended, one arm outthrust.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

He had the familiar thatch of thick brown hair, the outthrust jaw, the meat-chopping gestures, the flat Boston accent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Americans who live inland were little aware as yet of the staggering magnitude of the outthrust of American production.

From Time Magazine Archive

A few of Epstein's old shockers were in the Tate exhibit, e.g., his 1931 Genesis, showing a heavy-featured woman clutching her pregnant, outthrust belly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Catching sight of Pai striding toward him with jaw outthrust and stick lifted, Ranofer bent hastily to his work.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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