the outside

noun

: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.

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Security vendors are mapping the same territory from the outside. Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026 With runners on second and third, in a 1-2 count, Pages extended to the outside edge of the plate to get around a slider and send it through the left side of the infield. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 An introduction to America Before Pochettino touched down at LaGuardia Airport in mid-September 2024, his impressions of the United States had developed as a visiting coach or from the outside. Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 5 July 2026 From the outside, the building looked like an unassuming warehouse. Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the outside

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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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