outside of

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as in except
not including outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices

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as in beyond
out of the reach or sphere of budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise

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Recent Examples of outside of Achieving the fusion of hydrogen atoms outside of the core of the Sun or a weapon is easier than many think. David Szondy, New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2025 Newsweek emailed spokespeople for Swift and Kelce for comment on Monday outside of normal business hours. Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025 Churches often seen outside of official reach The connection between religion and migration runs deep: Migrants from rural Mexico often ask their priests to bless their migration journeys, according to Garip. Bill Chappell, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025 Mushrooms are becoming more accessible outside of underground markets. Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for outside of 
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Preposition
  • 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
  • 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
  • Under federal law, being undocumented is a civil violation — not a criminal offense — and individuals are not necessarily convicted of a crime unless they are involved in criminal activity beyond their immigration status.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Is Trump pushing his presidential powers beyond what the Constitution allows?
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Preposition
  • The most gifted fashion choices are saved for Chloë Sevigny sitting beside Tim Heidecker as military talking heads who never bother to stand up from their chairs.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Accepting his golden Moonman with some of his children onstage beside him, Combs counted his blessings.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
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  • Just stand outside a daycare place and Karens will give their brats to you.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Half of Gaza’s population were already refugees from outside the coastal strip.
    Lex Harvey, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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  • Researchers at Stanford found that loving feelings can have the same response in the brain as painkillers, without the potential harmful side effects.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Officials have publicly identified all 14, and they have been suspended without pay, except for one officer who had already resigned.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
  • The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 31 May 2020
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  • Employment attorneys and union representatives emphasize that OPM, which handles many human resource matters for federal workers, lacks the authority to promise paid leave for government employees other than its own.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
  • No One Can Afford to Attend Another Redditor said that the poster needs to ignore hypotheticals and opinions other than her own.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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  • Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
  • Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.
    Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 30 May 2020

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“Outside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outside%20of. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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