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protruded

verb as in stick out

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Shopping carts and car parts protruded from the water.

In the distance, the bare skeletons of trees that were drowned a century ago protruded from the lake bed.

While modern dolphins are armed with a snoutful of cone-shaped teeth perfectly calibrated to snap up fish, this creature possessed several large teeth that protruded out of the end of its snout.

The kindergarten playground, weathered from decades of brutal winters, had turned hazardous; at times, sharp screws protruded from some of the equipment, and kids routinely got splinters from the wooden crossbeams.

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Griffith’s objection to selling alcohol didn’t prevent him from accepting money from beer companies, leading to a giant National Bohemian beer bottle that protruded from the scoreboard at Griffith Stadium.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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