the outside world
noun
: the people who live outside of a particular place or who do not belong to a particular group
The inmates have little contact with the outside world.
a local artist who was unknown to the outside world
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Despite the low expectations for his team from the outside world, Devers is stubborn enough, competitive enough, to believe his play can be a catalyst toward his team’s overall success.
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Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
The keepers once went five months without mail or physical contact with the outside world.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
Drivers stepped out into the oppressive August humidity, annoyed but not unaccustomed to this practice, one of the only ways poor Hondurans can get the outside world’s attention.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 23 Mar. 2023
Analysts say China is increasingly worried that most of its trade with the outside world passes through the Strait of Malacca, which could theoretically be cut in any conflict by the U.S. Navy.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2023
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Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
The keepers once went five months without mail or physical contact with the outside world.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
Drivers stepped out into the oppressive August humidity, annoyed but not unaccustomed to this practice, one of the only ways poor Hondurans can get the outside world’s attention.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 23 Mar. 2023
Analysts say China is increasingly worried that most of its trade with the outside world passes through the Strait of Malacca, which could theoretically be cut in any conflict by the U.S. Navy.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2023
See All Example Sentences for the outside world
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“The outside world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside%20world. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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