as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the relief figures stand out from the wall quite strikingly
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as in star
a person who is widely known and usually much talked about
several standouts from showbiz were at the gala
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as in beauty
something very good of its kind
his debut novel was a standout in an otherwise lackluster year
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Recent Examples of stand out
Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Trump complicates the task As Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the second half of his final term, healthcare stands out as his most ambitious but glaringly incomplete initiative.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Another standout was his look to this year’s CFDA Awards, a burgundy velvet ensemble designed by Willy Chavarria that exuded fashion royalty.
—Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 21 Dec. 2024
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The following stood out as the three biggest causes of concern for Canada as they get set to turn the page and regroup to face Germany on Sunday and ultimately Team USA on New Year’s Eve.
—Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Trump complicates the task As Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the second half of his final term, healthcare stands out as his most ambitious but glaringly incomplete initiative.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Several weeks later Jones, a football standout and honors student despite his string of personal tragedies, took Holdren up on his heartfelt offer and has been living with him and his wife, Caitlin Dates, ever since.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Another standout was his look to this year’s CFDA Awards, a burgundy velvet ensemble designed by Willy Chavarria that exuded fashion royalty.
—Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 21 Dec. 2024
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In 1970, Smithson traveled to the Great Salt Lake’s Rozel Point peninsula, northwest of Salt Lake City, and arranged 6,000 tons of local black basalt rock into a 1,500-foot-long, protruding line, which reaches into the lake and curls counterclockwise into a spiral.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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The attack was foiled when a Secret Service agent spotted a firearm protruding from the bushes.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The star lends his voice, guitar, and harmonica skills to the soundtrack and has been training for the role for quite some time.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Dec. 2024
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The proposal gained traction in large part because it was spearheaded by socialite, heiress and reality TV star Paris Hilton.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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In today’s beauty landscape, drugstore brands invest significant effort into formulating diverse mascaras tailored to different lash types.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
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Our staff and testers A beauty product is a personal purchase.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 28 Dec. 2024
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Much of Lame's content pokes fun at life hacks, which, in his view, are baloney.Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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In a video Bunnie XO posted to Instagram on Christmas Day, the couple playfully pokes fun at Bunnie XO’s seeming lack of baking skills.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2024
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Swift paired the Lulu coat, which has also been worn in varying colors by celebrities such as Millie Bobby Brown, Christina Aguilera and Emily Ratajkowski, with a black vintage Chanel bucket hat, a small leather handbag from Tod’s and boots by Manolo Blahnik.Marissa Muller, WWD, 29 Dec. 2024
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Over the last year, celebrities like Lil Pump, Iggy Azalea, and Andrew Tate have all launched their own meme coins.Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
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After an overtime Super Bowl win, a star tight end kissed his girlfriend, the world's most successful pop star, as confetti flew—the stuff dreams are made of.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Elon Musk may have dreams of widespread autonomous road car use as well, and Croatian company Verne is following suit, but that doesn’t solve the problem of congested roads.James Morris, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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However, the chapter about new revenue streams stuck out as strange.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Within the Nasdaq 100, MicroStrategy sticks out like a sore thumb from its peers.Edan Yago, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Dodgers Teoscar Hernández agrees to three-year, $66-million deal with the Dodgers Dec. 27, 2024 Teo is back, and your sigh is as big as his personality, and your relief is as palpable as one of his late-inning swings.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Other factors that influence this decision are the human's body language (dogs usually prefer people who can provide them with comfort over those who are overly stressed), specific personality traits, age and gender.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Stand out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand%20out. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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