stand out
Britishverb
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to be distinctive or conspicuous
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to refuse to agree, consent, or comply
they stood out for a better price
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to protrude or project
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to navigate a vessel away from a port, harbour, anchorage, etc
noun
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informal
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a person or thing that is distinctive or outstanding
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( as modifier )
the standout track from the album
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a person who refuses to agree or consent
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Protrude, project, as in Those reliefs stand out from the building walls . [First half of 1500s]
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Be conspicuous, distinctive, or prominent, as in He's so tall that he always stands out in a crowd . [Mid-1800s]
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Refuse to comply, remain opposed, as in The one juror is standing out against a guilty verdict . [Late 1500s]
Example Sentences
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Quantum Computing sees its thin-film lithium niobate chip foundry, which produces materials used in telecom hardware and photonic chips that power certain types of quantum systems, as a way to stand out from peers.
From Barron's
"She was always afraid of standing out," adding that she "got alarmed" when his name appeared in newspaper rich lists.
From BBC
And with a name like Ingrid Ant, I really had only two choices: stand out or become invisible.
From Literature
I knew that a few black men had participated in the Boston Tea Party, but even so, the last thing I needed right now was to stand out.
From Literature
And Boeing really stands out with the combination of a high expected sales growth pace and a low forward price/sales ratio of 1.8, compared with 3.2 for the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch
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