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Read the sentences from Jacob's rough draft of his essay.

Thanks to his successful business and charitable work, my great-grandfather was a prominent person in the community. His prominent nose and chin were often seen on the front page of the local newspaper.

Jacob looks up the word "prominent" in a thesaurus and finds this entry.

prominent adj. 1. jutting. 2. notable. 3. projecting. 4. striking.

In the first sentence, Jacob wants to replace "prominent" with a synonym. Which word should he use?

A) jutting

B) notable

C) projecting

D) striking

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I think the answer is a
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Answer:

Projecting

Step-by-step explanation:

Projecting makes the most sense, and projecting is even in prominent's definition.

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