as in projection
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something
the bizarrely shaped protrusions of a coral reef
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Recent Examples of protrusion
Avoid rolling over any knobby bits or boney protrusions, since that’s often where sensitive connective tissue anchors and nerves hide, too.
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Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
The Cybertruck’s hood would also need to flex, and there should be no protrusions to gain a good NCAP pedestrian safety score.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
The melon is a protrusion on a beluga’s forehead, made up of fatty tissue and muscle.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
The precisely contoured shell shape provides a very close fit through the instep, ankles, and heel, but with enough curvature to encompass—rather than crush—bony protrusions.
—Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
The Cybertruck’s hood would also need to flex, and there should be no protrusions to gain a good NCAP pedestrian safety score.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
The melon is a protrusion on a beluga’s forehead, made up of fatty tissue and muscle.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
The precisely contoured shell shape provides a very close fit through the instep, ankles, and heel, but with enough curvature to encompass—rather than crush—bony protrusions.
—Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protrusion
Noun
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According to a projection by Spotrac, the veteran reliever should merit a one-year, $7.1 million deal in 2025.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The projection systems may not love the Tigers, and the questions surrounding their offense are legitimate.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Whether those protuberances make it onto the production vehicle, the latest of which was just shown at the annual CES tech show in Las Vegas, remains to be seen (and hopefully won’t be seen).—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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There are many different types of foam rollers, but the two main models are: the shorter style with protuberances which is used purely for working on circulation or muscle recovery, and the longer one made of smooth foam without protuberances, used for toning.—
Enrica Petraglia,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2024
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Even today, fashion, whether straight or gay, avoids any hint of a bulge.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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Aortic aneurysm: An aortic aneurysm occurs when a bulge forms in the aorta, the large artery that carries oxygen from the heart.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
14 Feb. 2025
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In a social media post on Wednesday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called for the termination of financial agreements supporting an additional tranche of funding approved under a section of the IRA called the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Paramount will also take up a section of the townhouse to fête Gladiator II’s three nods as will Black Bear for the aforementioned Conclave and Sing Sing.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Summit is the only cave hotel in Texas, and there are stargazing domes and two casitas on site, too.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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Pointing at the dome, the group noted the word noor, or light, written in Arabic.—
Ahmed Ali Akbar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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This Canadian specialty pharmaceuticals company remains in the Club’s penalty box, largely due to the legal overhang of patent litigation.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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Quarterback Will Howard was reading the overhang defender.—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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When the loss function has a convenient mathematical property called convexity, this procedure is guaranteed to find the optimal solution.—
Zachary C. Lipton,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Jan. 2016
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Even more interesting is the fact that Noctua is issuing three variants of the cooler with variations in the convexity of the cold plate: a normal, a high-convexity, and a low-convexity model.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
10 June 2024
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Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.—
Vogue Club,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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Heavy snow of up to 9 inches was possible for portions of Central and Southern Delaware and Northeast Maryland.—
Joe Edwards,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Protrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protrusion. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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