1
as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
no feet sticking out in the aisles, please
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2
as in to stand
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee
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Recent Examples of stick out
But what stuck out to me most was the intimacy of the environment.
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Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Tiafoe attended the game with his girlfriend Ayan Broomfield, who posted a TikTok from the outing with video of the two couples posing together, and one of Swift playfully sticking out her tongue.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Tarrio’s case The Justice Department’s case against Tarrio stuck out for one reason: the Proud Boys leader was not in Washington on Jan. 6 when other members of his group stormed the Capitol.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
But one stuck out: The ride-sharing company Uber is an early adopter of this kind of physics AI.
—John Werner, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Tiafoe attended the game with his girlfriend Ayan Broomfield, who posted a TikTok from the outing with video of the two couples posing together, and one of Swift playfully sticking out her tongue.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Tarrio’s case The Justice Department’s case against Tarrio stuck out for one reason: the Proud Boys leader was not in Washington on Jan. 6 when other members of his group stormed the Capitol.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
But one stuck out: The ride-sharing company Uber is an early adopter of this kind of physics AI.
—John Werner, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick out
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Even in the second decade of the twenty-first century, that pesky, protruding, uncontrollable external organ is still not ready for general public viewing.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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The video also showed shirtless, emaciated-looking men with protruding bones and ribs.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Fujinon glass is mounted to a projection arm that can rotate from flat in the body to stand 90 degrees proud, and then its head can swivel around by 360 degrees.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
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Against this backdrop, Goldman compiled a basket of stocks that stand to lose the most under this new tariff regime.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes then use the handle end of a wooden spoon to poke holes about 1 1/2 inches apart all the way through the cake.—
Bev Barrett,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Even Belichick's former New England Patriots players poked fun at his relationship during The Roast of Tom Brady in May 2024.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Bad things happen when good people tolerate the immorality and lawlessness of a state or federal government.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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In research showing that athletes can tolerate more than 100 grams of carbs hourly and that this amount increases carbohydrate oxidation, there is some concern that not all this sugar gets used up during exercise.—
Matthew Kadey,
Outside Online,
8 Feb. 2025
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The 2009–2010 flu season—when the novel H1N1 (aka swine flu) emerged—stands out for hitting a decades' high of 7.7 very early in the season (week 42).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
4 Feb. 2025
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What stood out to Rainen was that the military’s Black Hawk helicopter was at the altitude of American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2025
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The museum is also working to incorporate more tactile elements, allowing visitors to handle artifacts or replicas, says Matti Wallin, HMNS's accessibility programs manager.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Jessica is getting better at handling the haters who bring unprovoked spite to their comments sections.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Then Werfel jumped up, screaming, his face a deep purple, his eyes bulging.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Infants may show different signs such as poor feeding, irritability, bulging of the soft spot on their head or lethargy.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Their voices blend gloriously on this fresh yet stone-cold country rendering of the song, which highlights the enduring heritage of Latino country music.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2025
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All the Democratic presidents since Franklin Roosevelt put their stamp on the social safety net in ways that endure to this day: establishing and expanding Social Security, expanding access to health insurance, providing subsidies for food, and providing housing assistance.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Stick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20out. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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