as in wilderness
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation
hiking in the out-of-doors can be a tremendous appetite builder
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Noun
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Arriving in the Coachella Valley, with its impossibly blue skies and neighboring Joshua Tree wilderness, one's sense of scale and perspective soon recalibrates; a prerequisite, perhaps, for experiencing a city that has long served as refuge.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026 -
At the southernmost tip of South America lies a 400,000-acre wilderness once considered too desolate to survive.—
Mark Johanson,
Outside,
14 Mar. 2026
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His experiences here helped forge his passion for the outdoors and conservation, spurring him to use his presidential influence to establish the United States Forest Service, 150 national forests, and five national parks.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
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The outdoors tends to strip things down—ego, distraction, noise.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Out-of-doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-doors. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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