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also outdoors
as in open-air
of, relating to, or held in the open air
an outdoor picnic is always at the mercy of the weather, of course
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Recent Examples of outdoor
To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments.
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Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Dress it up for evening receptions, or pair it with wedges and low sandals for more casual outdoor affairs.
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Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Hosts can stretch it further with an outdoor movie projector or a pool party.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Amid red heat warnings, the highest level in the country, some outdoor sports events were canceled over the weekend.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for outdoor
Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Dress it up for evening receptions, or pair it with wedges and low sandals for more casual outdoor affairs.
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Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Hosts can stretch it further with an outdoor movie projector or a pool party.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Amid red heat warnings, the highest level in the country, some outdoor sports events were canceled over the weekend.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for outdoor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoor
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Independence Hall served as an open-air movie theater Friday for the start of Movies on the Mall, an outdoor movie series that allows guests to enjoy a film under the stars on the lawn of one of most historic places in the country.
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With Friday’s victory, the US is now undefeated in all seven matches played in this open-air stadium.
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Specialist teams will deploy when ships need more extensive repairs, while the company trains sailors to handle routine maintenance during long deployments without relying on outside support.
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The biggest deficiency in the 6-7 Mitchell’s profile is the lack of an outside game, as the left-hander shot just 1-of-15 on 3-pointers last season.
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During totality, daylight fades into twilight, temperatures drop, bright planets appear, and the sun’s delicate outer atmosphere — the corona — becomes visible to the naked eye.
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After Daley returned, Donovan’s office was moved from the mayor’s outer offices to the inner offices, just a few feet from Daley’s private quarters.
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Aldean also shared a tropical moment with country singer husband Jason Aldean outside a building featuring a bright blue exterior wall.
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As contemporary home designs fade the visual bounds between interior and exterior, design pros are calling on lighting designers to illuminate their clients’ landscapes, with schemes that provide everything from safety to spectacle.
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The reversal, perhaps typical of our time, is that, whereas the Welles broadcast was a program that, heard indoors, thrust people in terror out-of-doors, our drone panic involves an outdoor occurrence that people race inside to make sense of.
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But as rain goes, Friday’s did not seem notably heavy, and no great determination or stout umbrella seemed needed to defy the drops and venture into the out-of-doors.
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Denver’s brass was asked about those comments on Wednesday, and Wallace responded by sharing some thoughts on the team’s internal and external goals.
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Internal balconies were illuminated by faint blue lights in constellation displays, half-hidden among the foliage to create an illusion of the external edifice of some tropical villa.
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Come summer, locals living in Bend, Oregon, love the warm-weather tradition of floating along the Deschutes River right through the gorgeous and outdoorsy Central Oregon town.
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Her Son’s Comment Says It All The comments section was full of love for Anderson, who is quite outdoorsy.
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“Outdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoor. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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