beetle 1 of 2

as in to protrude
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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beetle

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noun

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Recent Examples of beetle
Verb
It's also practiced by certain insects, notably Namib desert beetles, which survive on the water that condenses onto their wings. Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025 The ants are carnivorous, seeking out prey such as flies, beetles, grasshoppers and termites, according to officials. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
Noun
Black-and-yellow taxis beetled along Apollo Bunder, the road in front of the hotel. Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for beetle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beetle
Verb
  • In Khao Yai National Park near Kong Kaeo Waterfall, for example, researchers found a robber fly attached to the bottom of a leaf with small flower-like growths protruding from its head, thorax and abdomen, earning the new fungus the name Ophiocordyceps floriformis.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
  • Wilson was sporting a welt on the protruding bone on his left wrist after the game, which quickly received a wrap from the team’s medical staff.
    Chris Biderman July 8, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • To break this invisible paint’s hold, place a thin, flexible putty knife in the gap and lightly tap it with a hammer.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
  • If confronted with someone with a hammer, most people would give up their bags.
    Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • This review pokes a useful hole in the breathless reception this film received, while managing to feel fond.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
  • The dish is almost a tease, tickling and poking you by showcasing carrots such that here a confident argument is made to herald them in as the pre-eminent salad vegetable.
    Timothy DePeugh, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • And does Elijah, who seems like a bright kid, really believe Joseph survived being flattened by a mallet?
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 May 2025
  • Grind in mortar and pestle, or place in small zipper-style plastic bag and pound with mallet or bottom of a pot until ground.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Both can affect your quality of life: Atherosclerosis can cause heart attacks, strokes, poor blood flow to the legs, or bulging arteries.
    Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 20 July 2025
  • Blount, who appeared wearing a white button-down shirt and tie, his hands shackled in front of him, his bulging gut and beige tie spilling over his beige pants, appeared impassive and refused to meet his victim’s gaze as Rothschild addressed him personally.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • If consumed in excess, both cane and high-fructose corn syrup, like all sugars, can carry negative health effects including weight gain, diabetes and heart disease.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 July 2025
  • Countries ranging from South America to Europe and Asia more commonly use sucrose, derived from cane or beet sugar, in Coca-Cola.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • And bringing down this sledgehammer at this moment was emphasized by all of the European allies who were at the meeting that Senator Graham and I attended in Europe.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2025
  • The Supreme Court’s new test, with its implicit suggestion that coercion is found in exposure to materials that go against central tenets of parental religion, is more sledgehammer than scalpel.
    Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The half ended with the Free Jacks once again putting the Sabercats under pressure, trying to force their way over the tryline through a rolling maul, and twice failing to score.
    Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Minutes later, Hanover scored back-to-back tries with near identical mauls down the sideline.
    Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025

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“Beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beetle. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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