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protrude

[proh-trood, pruh-] / proʊˈtrud, prə- /


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Boxes labelled with western logos like New Balance and Clarks protrude from this shop's packed shelves.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In a canyon overlooking Paradise Cove, melted steel beams protrude from a concrete foundation that survived Woolsey.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

Importantly, it was able to reveal the features where many synapses dwell: the spines that protrude along the vine-like processes, or dendrites, that grow out of the neuron cell body.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

If there is a weak spot between the abdominal muscles, internal organs might start to protrude through the gap, causing a hernia.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2023

The toes of his massive dancing slippers were cut away so that his snakes could protrude.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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