the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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It would have been studded with visible buttons around the outside.
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Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
In the outside world, that diagnosis would trigger urgency.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
For weeks at a time, the activist was held in a small room with no windows, where he was allowed no contact with the outside world.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
War monitors say an intensified crackdown that began with the crushing of January’s nationwide protests continues, often targeting those who take videos of strikes or try to get around a weekslong internet blackout to contact the outside world.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
In the outside world, that diagnosis would trigger urgency.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
For weeks at a time, the activist was held in a small room with no windows, where he was allowed no contact with the outside world.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
War monitors say an intensified crackdown that began with the crushing of January’s nationwide protests continues, often targeting those who take videos of strikes or try to get around a weekslong internet blackout to contact the outside world.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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