Definition of outlying
: remote from a center or main body outlying areas
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the outlying areas of the city
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When the three garages are full, flashing signs on airport roads direct passengers to outlying, surface lots.
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Officials said troops have cleared about 90 percent of Marawi, a scenic lakeshore city with a population of more than 200,000, many of whom have fled to crowded evacuation camps in outlying towns.
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The also have stores in Parma, and other outlying areas of Idaho, and Nyssa, Oregon.
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Roughly speaking (and barring any outlying factors like price cuts or shortages), September and October are roughly similar, November is 2.5x September/October, and December is 3.75x September/October.
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: far away from the center of a place
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