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stick out

verb
  1. To protrude; to extend beyond.

    "He stuck out his tongue at me."

  2. To be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive.

    "The one red wall really sticks out among all the creamy ones."

  3. To persist until the end; stick it out.

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