the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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From the outside, Infantino seemed a likely candidate to follow Platini to FIFA and become general secretary.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 June 2025
His left Achilles injury has kept him out, forcing him to watch players from the outside.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
There are even special fans that sit in a window like an air conditioner that pull air in from the outside.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 11 June 2025
Then Pixar reached out — one of the rare instances where the company hired from the outside — and Choi didn’t hesitate.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 June 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 June 2025
His left Achilles injury has kept him out, forcing him to watch players from the outside.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
There are even special fans that sit in a window like an air conditioner that pull air in from the outside.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 11 June 2025
Then Pixar reached out — one of the rare instances where the company hired from the outside — and Choi didn’t hesitate.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 June 2025
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 18 Jun. 2025.
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