the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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Rather than hanging from a traditional metal loop soldered to the outside, the ribbon feeds directly into an internal cavity hidden between the medal's two halves.
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Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2026
No phone, no tablet, no way for those children to reach the outside world.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
By washing white rice, the excess starch is washed off, as well as any oxidized rice bran oil coating the outside, which can add an unpleasant flavor to the cooked rice.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
There are few obvious signs of the outside world on Kin.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
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Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2026
No phone, no tablet, no way for those children to reach the outside world.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
By washing white rice, the excess starch is washed off, as well as any oxidized rice bran oil coating the outside, which can add an unpleasant flavor to the cooked rice.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
There are few obvious signs of the outside world on Kin.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the outside
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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