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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wilderness
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  • The manhunt has been especially difficult because Decker is an Army veteran skilled in wilderness survival and had a three-day head start.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
  • On either side of the cool, free-flowing river, hollows flanking the water conceal outtakes from another time—from prehistoric sites dating back thousands of years to untamed wilderness and waterfalls left wholly untouched.
    Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Out-of-doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-doors. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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