the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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The core of the building will be preserved, and the outside is getting a makeover.
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Chase Jordan
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
On nice days, pull up a seat at the outside bar and choose from the list of more than two dozen beers on tap.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
An appeals court found that there was no evidence indicating Carroll personally secured the outside funding.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 May 2026
Senior setter Grayson Sanicki spreads the offense around, including high balls on the outside to fellow captain Jack Wickersham.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Chase Jordan
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
On nice days, pull up a seat at the outside bar and choose from the list of more than two dozen beers on tap.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
An appeals court found that there was no evidence indicating Carroll personally secured the outside funding.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 May 2026
Senior setter Grayson Sanicki spreads the offense around, including high balls on the outside to fellow captain Jack Wickersham.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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