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protrudes

VERB

stick out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bulge jut out poke

STRONG

beetle distend extend extrude jut obtrude overhang point pop pouch pout project start swell

WEAK

butt out come through shoot out stand out stick up

Antonyms

STRONG

cave in contract keep shrink

WEAK

depress sink

Example Sentences

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The keel is a large, fin-like part of the boat that protrudes from its base.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024

The female’s dorsal fin protrudes far from the body.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2023

The x-ray spectrometer protrudes over the rover’s front and rotates by 90 degrees to study the material below it.

From Scientific American • Jul. 13, 2023

A terrifying symbol of Mayon’s deadly fury is the belfry of a 16th-century Franciscan stone church which protrudes from the ground.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023

I can count every rib in my rib cage, but my stomach protrudes outward, bloated like a ball between my chest and hips.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung