as in projection
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something
the tree trunk had several mossy protuberances where branches had once grown
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Recent Examples of protuberance
When Kahan threw the typically upbeat floral protuberance, Tango obligingly chased after it just like a real dog would.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
But mechanical gimbals are not exactly aerodynamic—one example is that massive protuberance on the nose of Predator drones.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2011
Many of these species are brightly colored and have protuberances and stinging hairs known as setae, that can cause a rash to humans that touch them.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
From above, the appendages look like the protuberances of an amoeba.
—Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
But mechanical gimbals are not exactly aerodynamic—one example is that massive protuberance on the nose of Predator drones.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2011
Many of these species are brightly colored and have protuberances and stinging hairs known as setae, that can cause a rash to humans that touch them.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
From above, the appendages look like the protuberances of an amoeba.
—Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
See All Example Sentences for protuberance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protuberance
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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The animals are identified by two protrusions on their lower jaw that appear like upside-down vampire fangs.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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The downy also can peck at galls or protrusions on goldenrod plants where insect eggs are lurking.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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That places the star right by the central bulge of the Milky Way, where stellar bodies are densely packed.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 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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In the Rocky Mountains, skiers eager for the long Presidents' Day weekend are already facing a closure on a section of Interstate 70 due to snow as officials warn of hazardous conditions on the mountain roads over the weekend.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Although there hasn’t been a Super Bowl sized swell of attention around the news of the retailer shuttering, people have been posting.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Ben Johnson’s arrival as the new coach created a swell of optimism at team headquarters.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
24 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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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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“Protuberance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protuberance. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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