Thesaurus results for PROTRUDES

protrudes

verb

present tense third-person singular of protrude

as in pokes

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 protrudes Anything that protrudes above the shallow, insulating snow cover is more prone to being damaged by the cold and wind or eaten by wildlife, said plant ecologist Anne Bjorkman of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Other animals on-site include a stable full of horses and Cowboy the tortoise, who is about the size of a lawnmower and whose head protrudes from what looks like a Venus flytrap made of bone. — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 These are more likely to cause painless rectal bleeding or tissue that protrudes during a bowel movement. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Part of it protrudes from the exterior, with natural airflow helping keep the food inside chilled. — Adam Williams march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026 The lone camera is a single round lens that protrudes from the upper-left corner of the rear panel. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026 The other two types are subserosal (which protrudes on the outside of the uterus) and intramural (which grow within the muscle layer). — Beth Krietsch, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026 Baleen is a specialized type of bone that protrudes from the jaws like teeth and is used to filter small critters from the ocean water to feed. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025

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Even in the bathrooms, the toilet and bidet are concealed inside a kind of Travertine bench and the showerhead pokes out from a monolithic stone slab.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
This is strong language, which pokes at our tribal memory of gasoline shortages from the 1970’s.

— George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of pokes

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At its heart is a 1,200-foot-long pier that juts into the ocean, anchored by a plaza.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
The 5th District now juts over 150 miles from Kansas City into Central Missouri, and its electorate is just 41% Democratic, down from 62% Democratic under its old borders, according to a CBS News analysis.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of juts

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Out over the eastern Pacific ocean, the mixture is leading to a rise in the ocean swells, and that could affect the region by the weekend.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Video shared by the navy shows a large turquoise box with the two men inside bobbing in dark ocean swells as rescue crews move in.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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