as in dome
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something
filed down all the projections until the surface was smooth
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Recent Examples of projection
Conservative projections have risen to $75M+, but everyone is talking crazy forecasts right now because it’s been so long since the industry had a box office hit.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
Top Republicans had previously raised concerns that the cap would not allow for permanency for the tax cuts, noting projections that place the cost estimates above the cap amount.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
But as with the World War II case, China-Taiwan tensions are simply a modern example of a local theater – this time, the Taiwanese Strait – being part of a greater global process of power projection.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
The apparent memo also showed a budget headcount projection per quarter, with the total number of employees decreasing from 462 in 2024 to 373 toward the end of 2025.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
Top Republicans had previously raised concerns that the cap would not allow for permanency for the tax cuts, noting projections that place the cost estimates above the cap amount.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
But as with the World War II case, China-Taiwan tensions are simply a modern example of a local theater – this time, the Taiwanese Strait – being part of a greater global process of power projection.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
The apparent memo also showed a budget headcount projection per quarter, with the total number of employees decreasing from 462 in 2024 to 373 toward the end of 2025.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for projection
Noun
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Central to the exhibit is a geodesic dome inspired by the work of futurist architect Buckminster Fuller.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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The aircraft has four engines and a radar dome mounted on the fuselage, and its official name is unknown.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Lastly, the Constitutional Court deliberated at length and came to its decision—even if a large section of the nation of 50 million disagrees with it as evidenced by the crowds thronging Seoul’s streets.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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That section’s willingness to hush itself contrasted mightily with the inability of the trumpets and trombones to do the same.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Mary, Chrissy, Kamilla, Kyle, David, Star, and Sai (who got the advantage fast pass to the individual portion of the contest) then advanced to round two.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Since the employer and the government pay a portion of the cost, students are not eligible for student loans.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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With a slight protrusion at the waist, which was created by shoulder pad placements, Wang said the look was meant to better frame and sculpt the female shape.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The strapless champagne mermaid gown was classic Old Hollywood glamour, but its exaggerated blade-like protrusion from the bust served as a reminder to the body horror.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
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When the loss function has a convenient mathematical property called convexity, this procedure is guaranteed to find the optimal solution.—
Zachary C. Lipton,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Jan. 2016
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Even more interesting is the fact that Noctua is issuing three variants of the cooler with variations in the convexity of the cold plate: a normal, a high-convexity, and a low-convexity model.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
10 June 2024
Noun
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Violet-blue protuberances are surrounded by what look like thorns but are actually soft, if jagged, flower parts.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
14 Mar. 2025
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By flying drones over a remote stretch of the Canadian Arctic, scientists were able to capture unique footage of narwhals, shedding light on the function of their famed protuberances, according to a study published Feb. 27 in Frontiers in Marine Science.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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But market sentiment remains an overhang, according to several analysts.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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The fate of external overhangs, including trade policy and geopolitics around exports to China, is a guessing game.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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“Projection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/projection. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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