the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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Unlike many art festivals that arrive from the outside, the Bukhara Biennale seemed to grow from the city itself.
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Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Blaney, already locked into the Round of 8 with his victory last Sunday at New Hampshire, blew a right-rear tire in practice and crashed into the outside wall.
—Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Based on the Dutch show of the same name, the social experiment sees contestants — also known as houseguests — living together away from the outside world while voting one another out.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Remove a thin piece of peel from a lemon (for rye) or orange (for bourbon), getting as little of the bitter white pith as possible; hold the peel between your fingers with the outside facing the top of the drink and pinch slightly to express the citrus oils over the top.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
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Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Blaney, already locked into the Round of 8 with his victory last Sunday at New Hampshire, blew a right-rear tire in practice and crashed into the outside wall.
—Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Based on the Dutch show of the same name, the social experiment sees contestants — also known as houseguests — living together away from the outside world while voting one another out.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Remove a thin piece of peel from a lemon (for rye) or orange (for bourbon), getting as little of the bitter white pith as possible; hold the peel between your fingers with the outside facing the top of the drink and pinch slightly to express the citrus oils over the top.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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