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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
Situated on a spacious 5,500-square-foot lot, the unit offers ample outdoor space.
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The restaurant is 7,000 square feet and will seat 130 diners indoors (an outdoor patio is scheduled to open later this year).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Contact with moisture can damage NEO; therefore, outdoor climates should be considered when users want to use the robot outside.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The hotel features a heated pool, kids’ club, and full-service spa, along with more than a dozen outdoor fire pits perfect for gathering after a day on the slopes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The restaurant is 7,000 square feet and will seat 130 diners indoors (an outdoor patio is scheduled to open later this year).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Contact with moisture can damage NEO; therefore, outdoor climates should be considered when users want to use the robot outside.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The hotel features a heated pool, kids’ club, and full-service spa, along with more than a dozen outdoor fire pits perfect for gathering after a day on the slopes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoor
Adjective
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There is a food and beverage car as well as open-air seating options.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Now, children laugh and study in the open-air structure, boasting candy-bright paint.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The men and three other co-conspirators allegedly practiced shooting guns at firing ranges around Michigan, according to the complaint, and allegedly drove around to outside locations to practice shooting.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Many come from outside government entirely – including business owners, military veterans and schoolteachers.—
Jeff Harden,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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After blowing off its gaseous outer layers, its core contracts.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Nov. 2025
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This year, that took form in an outfit-making outer layer.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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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.—
Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
2 Dec. 2023
Adjective
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The administration says this will eliminate the need for external tents during state events, something the president has complained about in the past.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The primary cue the body uses to synchronize this cycle to its external environment is light.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Silverton Those who call Silverton home tend to be outdoorsy and deeply connected to the mountains around them.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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And these picks, from outdoorsy fleeces to polished knee-high boots, are currently on sale for as little as $13.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Outdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoor. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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