STICKS OUT Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

sticks out

verb

present tense third-person singular of stick out

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point no feet sticking out in the aisles, please

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as in stands

to put up with (something painful or difficult) managed to stick out the whole race despite her bad knee

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Recent Examples of sticks out The Lotte sticks out from its Downtown surroundings, the shiny glass of the tower skyrocketing up from the otherwise ordinary city streets. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Bachmeier’s jersey number sticks out at a position in which almost everyone wears a number in the teens or single digits. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2026 Nixon recalled a specific moment that sticks out to her most from when Sex and the City was honored at the Emmys. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 The drain pipe that sticks out of the wall also needs to be much higher than normal. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2026 When O’Neill thinks about his time in Minnesota, the team’s playoff success, or lack thereof, sticks out. — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 30 July 2026 Tell me about your memories of filming those scenes and if there’s one Long Table scene that sticks out most for you. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026 That’ll be a big thing that always kind of sticks out to me in my career here. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 July 2026 Elle’s bright pink signature look sticks out like, well, a bright pink signature look amid a sea of black band T-shirts. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026

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Ping Ping, the male, has dark black circles around his eyes, while Fu Shuang, the female, has a forehead that protrudes a bit, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Other animals on-site include a stable full of horses and Cowboy the tortoise, who is about the size of a lawnmower and whose head protrudes from what looks like a Venus flytrap made of bone.

— Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of protrudes

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This represents just under a third of overall staff numbers, which now stands at 24 across offices in Brighton and Glasgow, according to Ricochet’s website.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
With 30 audio sensors listening for racket strikes and ball bounces, and four cameras tracking play, the machine stands at one end of the net, offering interactive drills and real-time feedback, and recording and analyzing matches.

— Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stands

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Arizona stands out as the lone swing state among the president's recent stops, though the airport rally was in a county Trump won with 78% of the vote in 2024.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Okonomiyaki Hana stands out for the light, tempura-like batter on its cabbage pancakes, and Curry bitSOMA cooks each ingredient separately before layering them in deeply flavorful curry dishes.

— Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stands out

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If a policy doesn’t say how AI handles your data, don’t assume it’s handled responsibly.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Sara Qudah, who handles the Middle East for the Committee to Protect Journalists, said Levine's beating was not an isolated incident for journalists covering the West Bank olive harvest.

— Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of handles

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At the end of the chain, oxygen accepts the electrons and, together with protons, becomes water.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
After the portal accepts your filing Use the portal’s search function to locate an existing notice and monitor your filing record.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepts

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Scientists have long marveled at how the human body tolerates extreme heat — and what that means for our health.

— Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
That also suggests the league accepts, or at least tolerates, the flag-heavy officiating that has come to define the early months of the season.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026