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protuberant

[proh-too-ber-uhnt, -tyoo-, pruh-] / proʊˈtu bər ənt, -ˈtju-, prə- /
ADJECTIVE
bulging
Synonyms
Antonyms




ADJECTIVE
jutting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK






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Out of the back windows was a view of the Edge NYC, the flagship high-rise property of Hudson Yards, with its protuberant observation deck.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

Lu, who has protuberant light brown eyes, small black ears and a floppy tongue, loves to snuggle with her four-legged foster siblings and stretch out in the sun, according to the contest website.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

He wrote that Carl Yastrzemski, “like so many great hitters, has oddly protuberant eyes.”

From New York Times ● May 20, 2022

They’re absolute eye candy, the kind of bud that does it for the ’Gram — great pops of frilly color, their protuberant, pollen-gilded anthers sticking out like … well, exactly what they are.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2022

His forehead and protuberant white eyeballs were soon glistening nervously again.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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