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 Metastatic means that the cancer has spread outside of the breast to other parts of the body, like the bones, liver, lungs, or brain. Julie Scott, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025 That’s what makes Folly Beach, South Carolina—just outside of Charleston—so special. Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025 Although Gur has done his fair share for heritage houses, his most interesting work is outside of Europe. Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 The State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization list applies only to groups outside of the United States. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outside of
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outside of
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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
  • 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
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  • Nir Kshetri does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The ripple effects extend far beyond individual users.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • Multiple balconies can be found throughout the property for optimal indoor-outdoor living, and a two-lane bowling alley is situated beside the basement media room.
    India Roby, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2025
  • What interests me is the conversation between surfaces, glossy against matte, the warmth of wood beside the coolness of stone.
    Kissa Castaneda, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • Newsweek contacted lawyers for Khalil and the Department of Homeland Security for comment via email outside normal office hours on Thursday.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • First responders were called to the home of Uvalde Regional District Director Regina Santos-Aviles, 35, on Saturday night after a relative found her on fire outside her house.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • Scientists also revealed that a breakthrough allows ULIS to function wirelessly, as an isolated unit that can be controlled and monitored without external cables.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Lerner believes that without smarter management, enterprises will face spiraling bills and strained infrastructure.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 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
Preposition
  • APRs for home equity lines of credit do not include costs other than interest.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • None of those can be confused with anything other than a studio comedy in the truest sense.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 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 19 Sep. 2025.

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