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protruding

[proh-troo-ding, pruh-] / proʊˈtru dɪŋ, prə- /


ADJECTIVE
jutting
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They used the dental report and images to create the shape of the man's lower face and mouth, identifying that he had protruding teeth and a left-sided cross bite.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

An AFP photograph showed a red area with several brownish scabs protruding above his shirt collar on the right side of the neck of the 79-year-old president, the oldest ever elected.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

The complex’s opaque tower is clad in cream-colored concrete panels, stepping rhythmically with protruding windows that drift off-center.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Hidden behind each protruding eye are two long, spiraled optic nerves -- a configuration not documented in any other lizard species.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

My leotard barely stretched over my protruding belly and my thighs touched no matter how hard I begged them not to.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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