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outthrust

[aut-thruhst, aut-thruhst] / ˌaʊtˈθrʌst, ˈaʊtˌθrʌst /






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On a recent afternoon, the actor Greg Tannahill sat perched atop a London rooftop, one leg extended, one arm outthrust.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

Americans who live inland were little aware as yet of the staggering magnitude of the outthrust of American production.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, jaw outthrust, Brewster turned to the Senate's McClellan committee and began reading a 40-minute statement elaborating upon the virtues of himself and his teamsters.

From Time Magazine Archive

First came a speech with clenched fists, outthrust jaw, harsh voice, sweating brow.

From Time Magazine Archive

Catching sight of Pai striding toward him with jaw outthrust and stick lifted, Ranofer bent hastily to his work.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

His gaze turned across the Gulf to a tongue of land outthrusting from the long purple reach of Vancouver Island.

From Poor Man's Rock by Frank Tenney Johnson


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