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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
Angela Charlton,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Held along the 6300 block of Germantown Avenue outside the Johnson House Historic Site, the free event commemorated Juneteenth with live music, vendors, food, children's activities and community engagement.
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Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Marler assumed the event would be canceled, but Argoti ripped the old grill out from the kitchen and moved it outside.
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Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
An outside team of professionals leads visitors through a two-hour flower arranging session.
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Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Ligaya Malones,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
The group includes two photos of Diana in her dormitory, as well as one of her outside.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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Preposition
Some of the concerts outside Paris were canceled.
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Angela Charlton,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Held along the 6300 block of Germantown Avenue outside the Johnson House Historic Site, the free event commemorated Juneteenth with live music, vendors, food, children's activities and community engagement.
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Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Adverb
Witnesses also expressed concern for a woman who had been eating outside when the truck came through.
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Doug Myers,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Marler assumed the event would be canceled, but Argoti ripped the old grill out from the kitchen and moved it outside.
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Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Adjective
The union said Monday marked Day 4 of the safety stand-down, including refresher training for drivers and engaging with outside experts.
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Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
An outside team of professionals leads visitors through a two-hour flower arranging session.
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Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Noun
At Ruby’s, wonderful things happen when butter and flour alchemize, like the flaky and citrusy outsides and soft insides of the sugar buns, and an array of other French pastries that faithfully lure in crowds every weekend.
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Ligaya Malones,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
The group includes two photos of Diana in her dormitory, as well as one of her outside.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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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.
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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.
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But beyond these consecrated walls, continuity may depend as much on action as faith.
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The district said the impact of budget constraints extends beyond those reductions.
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Durable goods will also be out.
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Shortstop Andruw Monasterio and catcher Connor Wong drew back-to-back one-out walks in the second; Eaton’s two-out RBI-single scored the former, but the latter was out at third on the throw from left-fielder and 2016 first overall pick Mickey Moniak.
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Like all modern balls, the outer layer is polyurethane and the inner is a mix of materials (primarily polyester), inside which the bladder is located — that’s the bit that gets inflated.
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The size of a black hole and the distance between it and outer gas clouds can be used to determine its mass, and could also be used to determine the mass of dark matter clustered around it.
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For a team that began the season with off days coming at a premium, a brief stretch with two open dates is a respite from the wear and tear of a long season.
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His shot diet is already optimized for the league, his frame holds up in physical matchups and his off-ball activity gives coaches a willing piece to weave into screen and handoff actions.
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Amid the fallout, Honarkar lost possession of most of his properties, including the historic Hotel Laguna, where a public scuffle had broken out in 2023 between his security team and guards working for the partner who wrested control of the landmark.
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People may not always agree with them, but most accept and follow them.
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One of the most distinguishing features of the new planes are the colors painted on its exterior.
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The exteriors of the Slate vehicles won't be painted.
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If convicted as charged, Sanchez faces a minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison.
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In total, the F4-425 Pro can hold up to a maximum of 120TB of data with the advantage of splitting storage across HDD and NVMe bays so that files for video editing or current projects can be stored on the ultra-fast SSDs, while archive files and backups can be stored on the HDDs.
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“Outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outside. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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