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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protrudes
  1. pokes
  2. bulges
  3. juts
  4. swells
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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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  • According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of bulges
Verb
  • There are also the pristine stretches of sand around Cape Peninsula, a rocky mountain that juts into the sea, including a large colony of African penguins on Boulders Beach, the surfers’ paradise of Llandudno, and nudist-friendly Sandy Bay.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of juts
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  • While the hurricane is not expected to make landfall, swells created by the hurricane could affect the coast of southwest Mexico and Baja California, as well as Southern California, per the National Hurricane Center.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • While Karina was expected to stay well away from land, swells from the storm were likely to cause dangerous surf and rip current conditions along parts of southwest Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula, the hurricane center said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of swells

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“Protrudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protrudes. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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