as in projection
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something
Cape Fear is one of the more colorfully named juts along the North Carolina coast
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as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the sandbar juts out into the ocean
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Recent Examples of jut
Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Its signature pier juts into the Pacific as waves big enough to make surfers salivate break beyond miles of white sand.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Pea shoots Pea shoots: the little curlicues that jut off the edge of pea pods have an incredibly short season in late winter (sometimes into spring).
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Stan builds his Trump gradually, starting him out as a callow and uncertain young man who, outside of the petulant jut of his jaw, could be almost any 1970s New York striver.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Its signature pier juts into the Pacific as waves big enough to make surfers salivate break beyond miles of white sand.
—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
Verb
Towns to Visit Sirmione A small peninsula jutting into the lake, Sirmione is known as one of the lake’s most charming towns.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Pea shoots Pea shoots: the little curlicues that jut off the edge of pea pods have an incredibly short season in late winter (sometimes into spring).
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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The projection suggests that humanity is far from meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement and raises new concerns about the progress of climate change.Fernanda González, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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Rounding out the team before spring training — and getting closer to the 90-win projections that Cubs manager Craig Counsell talked about last September — will likely involve adding another starting pitcher, more bullpen options and an infielder.Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Out of her spine emerges a creature with too many appendages, body parts in the wrong places, and Elisabeth’s face protruding from her back.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Identifiable by their protruding upper jaw and spiny bodies, the new species had a few key features that set them apart.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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As professional golf continues to alter the game in an effort to appease players, partners and patrons, time will tell if these changes actually grow the game, which has witnessed a significant swell in amateur participation since the Covid-19 pandemic.Michael LoRé, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Society The Same War Karen Connelly The acquittal of the man who stood trial for the murder of Cindy Gladue inspired a swell of voices calling for change.hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Some of his fellow officers poked fun at him and his blue vest.Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
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In a signature segment, the Joke Wall, performers in mod regalia poked their heads out of holes in a set, like cuckoos emerging from a clock, and spouted one-liners.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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An analysis of satellite images by Microsoft offered a glimpse of the devastation in one section of Pacific Palisades, a wealthy neighborhood between Malibu and Santa Monica.Leanne Abraham, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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In the same section just 18 rows down, one available ticket costs $200.Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
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Fallon also makes a saucy joke about the bulge in his workout shorts ,as he's seen pulling out a dove that flies away.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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After this process, those disks would bulge or depress in response to a magnetic field.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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Notre Dame and its renowned symbols — the golden helmets to match the dome atop the Main Building on campus, the Touchdown Jesus mural overlooking the football stadium — are recognizable worldwide.Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tropicana’s dome has always shielded the Rays from Florida’s high heat and relentless rain, the latter of which could wreak havoc on an MLB schedule that’s already undergone changes to accommodate the team’s relocation.Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Lenovo developed a rectangular protrusion on the laptop’s base to make room for new vapor chambers connected to two spinning fans inside, situated over the processor.Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
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Avoid rolling over any knobby bits or boney protrusions, since that’s often where sensitive connective tissue anchors and nerves hide, too.Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Jut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jut. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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