extrude

verb

ik-ˈstrüd How to pronounce extrude (audio)
Definition of extrudenext
as in to eject
to drive or force out the sort of person who is determined to extrude every last gob of toothpaste from the tube

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Recent Examples of extrude Interestingly, the system has a spinning nozzle that extrudes and pumps two different materials through this rotating head. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026 Instead, whole grains and foods are dissembled into molecules which, with the help of artificial colorings, flavorings and gluelike emulsifiers, are heated, pounded, shaped or extruded into any food a manufacturer can dream up. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 Its printers extrude the material in a factory setting, allowing production to continue around the clock, regardless of the weather. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 Unlike musical theatre or opera, where the music often advances the plot or at least has some kind of narrative content, the cinema of pop-and-rock stardom extrudes fake songs incidentally, almost as a waste product. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extrude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrude
  1. eject
  2. out
  3. chase
  4. dismiss
  5. banish
  6. expel
Verb
  • The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and taken to a hospital in critical condition.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Midfielder Yannick Bright was the Miami player ejected and is suspended for Saturday’s game at Nu Stadium.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of eject
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  • Wrobleski and Roberts considered Saturday’s outing a solid one, sans the 88-mph slider to Ortiz on the right-middle part of the plate.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Photoplay’s feature Hollywood’s Unmarried Husbands and Wives outed several of the era’s most bankable couples—Clark Gable and Carole Lombard among them—for the crime of cohabitating without paperwork.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of out
Verb
  • John Hunt, Woodward Academy Hunt isn't just chasing 150 career wins.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But cultivating consumer trust, as opposed to pursuing rapid product expansion and chasing virality, has become a defining — and differentiating — aspect of Westman Atelier’s go-to-market model.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of chase
Verb
  • Zhykovych’s lawyer, Anatoliy Ivanov, dismissed the allegations, telling CNN that Reut was the organizer and killer and was seeking to shift the blame onto Zhykovych.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Chauvin is looking to have his conviction vacated and the charges dismissed.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismiss
Verb
  • Plus a few other wackadoodles banished from labels, serving out their sentences in our nuthouse.
    — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Rhaenyra also makes the drastic decision of relieving Mysaria of her duties as master of whispers and banishing her from King’s Landing.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of banish
Verb
  • But the allegations involving his treatment of women led some of his GOP colleagues to at one point consider possibly expelling him from the House.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Unless our work requires us to deal with it daily, our relationship with it ends the moment our bodies expel it in the blissful privacy of our bathrooms (or, if the need is dire, out in the open with only nature to keep us company).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of expel

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“Extrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrude. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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