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as in except
not including
outside that one suggestion, I haven't heard any better ideas
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as in outer
situated on the outside or farther out
slower moving vehicles should keep to the outside lane
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as in off
small in degree
though they haven't been playing at their best, they still have an outside chance of making it into the championship series
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as in most
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
the outside cost for repairing the item will be a thousand dollars
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as in look
the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality
on the outside, he was the self-assured star athlete
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Recent Examples of outside
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
On Thursday morning, the volunteers stacked coffins 10 layers deep outside the State Department headquarters to protest funding cuts to the global program known as PEPFAR, or the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
—Orion Rummler, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
For the best show, head outside during the early morning hours of April 22, as this is the peak of the meteor shower, ideally between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. local time, just before dawn.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Savanah Jackson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Fifth-round outside linebacker Kyle Kennard was a valuable pick to help replenish an edge rushing group that is without Joey Bosa for the first time since 2015.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Two other dogs were alive, one near Betsy, the other outside (a family friend later took them in).
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Preposition
According to prosecutors, O'Keefe died outside a Canton, Massachusetts, home where some of his law enforcement colleagues and their spouses were attending an after-party following a night out in town on Jan. 28, 2022.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
On Thursday morning, the volunteers stacked coffins 10 layers deep outside the State Department headquarters to protest funding cuts to the global program known as PEPFAR, or the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
—Orion Rummler, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
Adverb
But after a couple of minutes another cop came back in and told us to go outside with our hands up, Maldonado said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
For the best show, head outside during the early morning hours of April 22, as this is the peak of the meteor shower, ideally between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. local time, just before dawn.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Following the shooting at Williamsburg Charter, parents and guardians fiercely critiqued the Safer Access plan and believed locking doors left students who arrived late to school vulnerable to outside threats.
—Savanah Jackson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Fifth-round outside linebacker Kyle Kennard was a valuable pick to help replenish an edge rushing group that is without Joey Bosa for the first time since 2015.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
With his outside shot once again falling, he's averaged 8.7 assists over his last seven games.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Two other dogs were alive, one near Betsy, the other outside (a family friend later took them in).
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outside
Preposition
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At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2020
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The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
1 June 2020
Preposition
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Because wolves are so adaptable and able to spread across Europe so easily, moving beyond conservation and into management of their populations is important, says Håkan Sand, an ecologist at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, who was not involved in the new study.—
Olivia Ferrari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Last week, Vogue Business unveiled a special project that looks at the future of beauty—beyond just the industry and into how these industry trends, new products, and technologies will actually affect the human appearance.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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There's incredibly problematic science fiction out there, especially some of the older stuff.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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And although there was plenty of late speculation that the Bills could entertain drafting a safety in the first round, the simple fact is the Bills believe more in the starting duo of Taylor Rapp and Cole Bishop than the external opinions out there.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Dating back to the Silla Dynasty, the ideology that outer beauty influenced the inner self was promoted through ingredients, like mung bean powder, for cleansing and plant extracts for lotions and oils.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
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Courtesy of Lucasfilm On an isolated farm at the outer reaches of a fascist empire, a mid-level government toady interrogates his victims.—
Jake Kleinman,
Wired News,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Except the Giants did it without an off day, on both sides of the country, and against contending teams.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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That was enough for the Cavaliers to overcome an off day from All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell, who totaled just 13 points on 4-of-14 shooting from the field and 3-of-8 shooting on threes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The commercial weather forecasting service says a storm is expected to move across the eastern half of North America during the peak shower activity, spreading clouds across most of the East Coast.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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So far, 2025 has been relatively calm at the pump for most Americans, thanks in part to OPEC’s ongoing restoration of oil production and continued uncertainty surrounding tariff policy and its potential impact on the global economy.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The exterior is European flax linen and the feather-down insert with its organic cotton shell is the ideal medium firmness.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
26 Apr. 2025
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Hedges, who plays a blue-collar quarry worker, sees his hard-hat exterior unexpectedly soften by the play’s end.—
Laura Regensdorf,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Let the solution sit for a maximum of 20 minutes before scrubbing the bowl with a nylon brush or your toilet brush.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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Parents could claim a tax break of up to 2,500 Australian dollars ($1,600) a year, each year for a maximum of five years—this number has since risen.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outside. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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