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inside of

preposition

: inside

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The channel felt imagery in the video, which included a French fry going inside of a doughnut, was too provocative for viewers. Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025 Tipton asked, explaining that some of it could have been transferred from item-to-item while inside of a trash bag. Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025 Living inside of all of our intestines is a bevy of bustling natural bacteria and other microorganisms working together called the gut microbiome. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2025 Ryan Coogler became one of my favorite filmmakers of all time during the sequence where the past, present, and future of Black music all come to life and blend together inside of the juke joint. Penn Badgley, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inside of

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inside of was in 1836

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“Inside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inside%20of. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.

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