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as in protruded
to extend outward beyond a usual point the narrow streets of the old European city are lined with row houses often having overhanging second stories
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as in threatened
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on the problem of how he might be able to afford sending his children to college has been overhanging him for several years
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Shards of glass and ceramic, rusted metal, medical and bio-waste, syringes, cracked circuit boards, and broken electronics protruded everywhere.—
CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
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Or if a finger was so sliced open that the bone protruded.— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
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Cole threatened to sue the company.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Iran threatened retaliation after the US seized one of its cargo ships, denting hopes of an imminent peace deal.— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers guard reached and poked the ball away.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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The couple poked fun at the social media conversation surrounding them in an Instagram Reel.— Athena Sobhan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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The Apple engineers’ eyes bulged in astonishment.— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Angelenos’ eyes bulged at the $1,500-a-head price tag.— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Overhung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/overhung. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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