as in protrudes
to extend outward beyond a usual point
houses in the town commonly have second stories that beetle over the ground floors, and the overhang is known as a "bump"
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Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
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What are Asian lady beetles Harmonia axyridis, also known as the Asian lady beetle, is a relatively new arrival to this country.
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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.—
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Is every head that pokes in to look at me actually Frank himself?—
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The Aries moon pokes holes in old insecurities about competence and productivity.—
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The danger posed by such diseases was exemplified by COVID-19, which jumped from bats to humans to catastrophic effect.—
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His best secondary pitch is a slider with two-plane depth into the low 80s that misses bats at a high clip and projects to continue to do so at higher levels.—
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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.—
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Brett Wooderson, a longtime customer, agreed that the appreciation for beer and brewing as a hobby stands out.—
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Of the many types of basil, the classic Italian 'Treviso' variety stands out for resisting bitterness, staying tender longer, and being slow to flower even as summer heats up.—
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Plants should bloom more reliably and rose canes will thicken as their roots establish.—
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Students at the center learn how to travel independently using canes and public transportation, cook and clean safely, use adaptive technology like screen readers and voiceover software, read Braille, and prepare for employment.—
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Halfbacks no longer wear oversized shoulder pads that signal their utility as sledgehammers.—
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Three years later, thieves, armed with sledgehammers, stole it in an audacious five-minute heist from Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill’s historic birthplace in the English countryside.—
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Grommets Commonly seen in rentals and dorms, grommet curtains are hung on rods using metal rings.—
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Adjustable and requiring no additional hardware, tension rods are easy to install and won’t damage walls.—
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“Beetles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beetles. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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