extend beyond or above a surface
straightforwardly perceptible, obvious, or noticed
be obviously preferable or more prominent than somebody or someone
persist in favour or protest of something
to support or protest something openly
be obvious
be prominent
show up
be conspicuous
stick out
be clear
be noticeable
be notable
The blood vessels in the back of his right leg stood out.
Orange is the one colour that stands out anywhere.
They registered more than a hundred complaints, but only five stood out as being of crucial importance.
In a country filled with docile adults who are only too glad be led like lambs to a slaughter, her courage remains admirable, as she continues to stand out against popular opinions.
The next day of planting the seeds, the green sprouts were standing out of the soil.
A glass-coated kite string made in China, killed a little girl by cutting into neck in India when she stood out of the sunroof of her moving car.
There is no origin for this idiom
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