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the outlying areas of the city
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The islands consist of two main islands, Basse-Terre and Grand-Terre (which resemble a butterfly from above), along with a handful of outlying islands.
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Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Yokosuka and Sasebo on the main islands have received visits, as well as White Beach on the southwestern outlying Okinawa Island.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Satellite was once the only option in outlying communities.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The Sagrada Família is an immense, unfinished church in Barcelona, begun in 1882 on what was once outlying farmland and is now the city’s center.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Yokosuka and Sasebo on the main islands have received visits, as well as White Beach on the southwestern outlying Okinawa Island.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Satellite was once the only option in outlying communities.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The Sagrada Família is an immense, unfinished church in Barcelona, begun in 1882 on what was once outlying farmland and is now the city’s center.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outlying
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlying. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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outlying
adjective
out·ly·ing
ˈau̇t-ˌlī-iŋ 
: being far from a center or main body
an outlying suburb
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