protrude
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Boxes labelled with western logos like New Balance and Clarks protrude from this shop's packed shelves.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
The woman’s skirt touches the floor, creating firm visual stability, but at the lower front edge, it just slightly lifts, and her feet protrude.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024
If there is a weak spot between the abdominal muscles, internal organs might start to protrude through the gap, causing a hernia.
From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2023
That light initiates the release of highly reactive free radicals that hopscotch across various molecular groups, essentially propagating chains that protrude both up from the silicone itself and across the emerging structure, stabilizing it.
From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023
The flesh melts, the forehead bulges more prominently, the cheekbones protrude.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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