the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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Even so, the outside world is pressing in.
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Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Not just from the outside in but from our inside rifts.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
That continuity blurs the interiors with the outside world.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
The dachshund sat in the front seat, scanning the outside for someone to walk past.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Not just from the outside in but from our inside rifts.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
That continuity blurs the interiors with the outside world.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
The dachshund sat in the front seat, scanning the outside for someone to walk past.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 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 10 Oct. 2025.
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