obtrusions

noun

plural of obtrusion
as in snags

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  1. snags
  2. swellings
  3. puffs
  4. knobs
  5. blobs
  6. bumps
  7. humps
  8. sections
Noun
  • The federal government’s relationship with Anthropic, one of the major US AI companies, has hit other snags, as well.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • The material hasn’t suffered any rips or snags, and the dust and dirt it’s collected is easy to wash off.
    — Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
Definition of snags
Noun
  • This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.
    — Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of swellings
Noun
  • If the accretion disk puffs up in just the right way, the incoming gas can overwhelm the radiation pressure.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • Elevate your celebration sliders by serving them on cheese puffs instead of bread.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of puffs
Noun
  • Climate controls are operated via knobs below the center of the dashboard.
    — Sara Lacey, The Drive, 25 June 2026
  • In this case, regulation can be more responsive to nuances of context, and the regulatory knobs are tunable rather than being just on/off.
    — Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
Definition of knobs
Noun
  • Milky, creamy blobs of mozzarella are melted over the top with plenty of torn basil.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The other claims that early Earth was too hot for rigid plates, and that crust instead formed above mantle plumes rising from deep within the planet, a phenomenon comparable, Johnson said, to the wax blobs rising inside a lava lamp.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
Definition of blobs
Noun
  • The formula contains AHAs and BHAs to resurface the skin, prevent ingrown hairs, and smooth keratosis pilaris bumps.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Longer form, high-concept videos are popping up more and more in a way to combat TikTok’s short adrenalin bumps.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026
Definition of bumps
Noun
  • In fact, while sand traps aren’t overabundant, elevation changes, natural grass humps and, yes, some sand does challenge you most every hole.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 June 2026
  • Her office released a report last month critical of the design and placement of speed humps and bumps.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of humps
Noun
  • Most technology platforms and banks have specific sections on their websites that provide advice on best practices, safety tips and channels for reporting suspicious or criminal behavior.
    — Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • To help identify which aspects to comment on, Ginexi provides a helpful breakdown of the different sections of the OMB’s proposal.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of sections
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