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adjective

as in convex

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verb

present participle of protrude
as in poking
to extend outward beyond a usual point we spotted the kitten's tail protruding from beneath the dresser

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Recent Examples of protruding
Adjective
The exhibit will be visible from the street, set up in a protruding bay window, and visitors will be able to walk through the railcar. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025 The whole setup looks like a giant creature with an extremely dense and compact body, a long, protruding neck, and an almost-cute face — a little bit like Wall-E, and a little bit like the servant-pet-robot from Red Planet that turns on Val Kilmer and tries to murder him. — Sophie Ansari, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
The apartment's one window, protruding from the zinc roof, faces west, putting it in direct sun from midday to dusk. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 Later, the documentary shows a golf-ball sized lump protruding from the top of Nadal’s foot. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 29 May 2026 Once again, the rest of the silhouette is printed in black, as the brand marks are either inset or protruding from the pattern. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 22 May 2026 All door handles in the ward are metal levers flush with the door, rather than protruding, to prevent patients from using them as ligature points. — Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026 Features such as surface roughness and protruding fibers create more sites where particles can stick to the outer surface rather than passing through. — Sumit Mandal, The Conversation, 9 June 2026 And while certainly shaken up, the driver and passenger (also test dummies in this case) likely could have walked away without being struck by shattered glass or a protruding antler. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026 The cups also feature a more angular design, visibly protruding rather than gradually curving. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 May 2026 Elsewhere on the trophy, there are the original rules to soccer, from 1863, which include a proscription on players having nails, iron plates, or gutta-percha—a Malaysian rubberlike material, now used in root canals—protruding from their boots. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protruding
  1. convex
  2. poking
  3. protuberant
  4. bulging
  5. bulbous
  6. jutting
  7. swollen
  8. swelling
Adjective
  • The device works like a convex magnifying glass lens that focuses light into a narrow, concentrated beam.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 June 2026
  • The shutter release is rounded and concave, versus the oval convex button from the original Camp Snap.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Definition of convex
Verb
  • Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • If their edges are poking out from your ice sphere, your ice will melt and break apart faster.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026
Definition of poking
Adjective
  • And the rear of the case is deeper to accommodate a protuberant rear camera—hinting that the next iPad will see a big camera upgrade.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
  • His eyesight was failing and his eyes were bloodshot and protuberant.
    — Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 21 Sep. 2022
Definition of protuberant
Verb
  • As the influence of the Daoism of Celestial Masters spread, Zhang Daoling would also come to be seen as a powerful deity in his own right, often depicted with bulging eyes and wearing a red robe, accompanied by a tiger.
    — Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • Dodgers two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani waddled through the clubhouse after the Dodgers’ 4-3 comeback victory against the Padres on Friday night, the bulging ice wraps around his left knee and right arm creating a penguin-like effect to his gait.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of bulging
Adjective
  • The Pikachu — in all his tiny, yellow, bulbous glory — sitting next to the cameras is part of the reason the Angels have won some games lately.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • The ground shook beneath them and a giant face suddenly loomed above, its bulbous eyes inches from their bodies.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of bulbous
Verb
  • Set the scene Set in a handsome Edwardian building off The Strand, One Aldywch is an arresting presence, not least because of the jutting angle of the front end of its facade (New York's Flatiron will spring to mind).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • Combined with Cape Ann’s northeasterly location along the East Coast jutting out into the Atlantic, the lighthouse would have been one of the first signs of human habitation people making the trip from Western Europe to America would have seen.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of jutting
Adjective
  • While premium seats offer more room to stretch out, long periods of sitting can still leave your feet and ankles feeling swollen, especially on international flights.
    — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
  • The two-way star, who turns 32 on Sunday, spoke Friday night with a heavy bandage on his swollen left knee to go with his usual ice wrap around his pitching arm.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of swollen
Verb
  • However, due to swelling, Lasko still doesn’t have feeling in his lower half just yet.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The pair were pushed into the body wherever swelling threatened a patient’s health, or exploration of an inner cavity was warranted.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of swelling

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