as in wilderness
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation
our family loves to hike and camp in the great outdoors
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Recent Examples of outdoors
Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The music and arts festival’s main stage is outdoors in Julia Davis Park.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2025
The chairs, which are known as Monobloc chairs, are versatile and inexpensive chairs that can be found in countries all over the world, and they are used both indoors and outdoors.
—Maya Brown, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Any cat that spends unsupervised time outdoors is at risk of catching bird flu, warns Dr. Michael Q. Bailey, the president-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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Giant Pandas Are No Longer an Endangered Species, According to Chinese Officials
There are 40 cameras in total, which capture the pandas' every move around their enclosures — indoors and outdoors — in wide angles.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The music and arts festival’s main stage is outdoors in Julia Davis Park.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2025
The chairs, which are known as Monobloc chairs, are versatile and inexpensive chairs that can be found in countries all over the world, and they are used both indoors and outdoors.
—Maya Brown, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Any cat that spends unsupervised time outdoors is at risk of catching bird flu, warns Dr. Michael Q. Bailey, the president-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoors
Adverb
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Kids ran around with new toys, and families looked relieved to be outside in the sun, but there weren’t many people out and about.—
Araceli Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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According to last year’s results, the majority of unhoused people in Lake County were staying in motel shelters or transitional housing, but 75 were sleeping outside – more than double the 30 reported the year before.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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However, Harris is clearly not going quietly into the political wilderness — the 49th VPOTUS has formed an LLC called Pioneer49 to fuel her next big move.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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His years spent going from one forest logging job to another, pairing up with other sawyers to fell giant spruces, yield marvelous vignettes of wilderness frontier life.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Although Christie Sides is out as coach and Stephanie White is in, every discussion of Indiana’s core since has included Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell, without much thought given to Smith.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
1 Feb. 2025
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In a competitive situation for nonfiction projects about Combs — at least four other major titles are out, with another at Netflix to come — The Fall of Diddy tells its story with the help of accusers, former press reps, a onetime assistant and a childhood friend, among other insiders.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Outdoors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoors. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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