jut
verb (used without object)
to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed byout ).
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Mountain ranges have jutted up from ocean beds, and landmasses have disappeared beneath the waves.
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