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Since trudere means "to thrust" in Latin, protrude means basically "to thrust forward". If your neighbors' patio protrudes over your property boundary, you may want to discuss it with them. A protruding disc in your spine may have to be operated on sooner or later; superficial protrusions, such as corns or bunions, tend to be less serious than more deeply rooted ones.
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Anna Werner, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
Neuralink's brain implant is meant to be inserted beneath the skull and the thin threads that protrude from it go directly into the brain.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
Counts 77 — Percentage that cancer cases around the world are expected to go up by 2050
Source: WHO
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Milwaukee goiter — protruding abdominal fat.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
On the little island of La Digue, bicycles were the preferred means of transport between small inns and cafés, and pink granite boulders protruded from the sand.
—David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
Beyond that, its teeth are quite fearsome-looking, protruding from the side of the jaw and sticking out the sides, like those of a crocodile.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
Properties are outfitted with unwelcome mats with half-inch-long nails protruding from the fabric, positioned strategically at front doors and windowsills.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Her ribs were protruding from under her skin and part of her nose was missing when police found her, Thoemmes said.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
In recent photos shown to Monitor reporters, cows in the Jordan Valley are gaunt, their ribs protruding.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Protrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protrude. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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