the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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If the range hood is supposed to exhaust to the outside, then make sure the trade runs a duct to the outside.
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Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
After two cars got in a crash— one driven by the woman, the other by the man— the woman's car struck the outside of a business's building, Detroit Police Department spokesperson Sgt.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Work from the outside edges to keep the stain from spreading.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Beer may only be consumed within the confines of the Viewpoint serving area – and no alcohol may be brought in from the outside.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
After two cars got in a crash— one driven by the woman, the other by the man— the woman's car struck the outside of a business's building, Detroit Police Department spokesperson Sgt.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Work from the outside edges to keep the stain from spreading.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Beer may only be consumed within the confines of the Viewpoint serving area – and no alcohol may be brought in from the outside.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 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 Sep. 2025.
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