1
as in extrinsic
not being a vital part of or belonging to something
the defendant's socioeconomic status must be regarded as entirely external to his guilt or innocence
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2
as in outer
situated on the outside or farther out
the external chambers of the ancient tomb gave little indication of the magnificence of the innermost chamber
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Recent Examples of external
With Daniel Pinto set to retire in 2026 and Jennifer Piepszak ruling herself out, names like Marianne Lake, Mary Erdoes, and Troy Rohrbaugh remain in the mix, though Dimon confirmed the bank will also weigh external candidates.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
What sets Leviyev apart from her competitors is the fact that each treatment is handled with utmost compassion, precision, and a belief that external beauty is a result of harmony between internal bodily functions.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Its dual reputation for internal and external benefits connects it to a broader lifestyle shift where the line between wellness and beauty is no longer sharp.
—Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The district received multiple complaints regarding Bloise’s behavior in late spring of this year and an external law firm was engaged to investigate the allegations of unprofessional conduct, according to district spokesperson Raj Rai.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
What sets Leviyev apart from her competitors is the fact that each treatment is handled with utmost compassion, precision, and a belief that external beauty is a result of harmony between internal bodily functions.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Its dual reputation for internal and external benefits connects it to a broader lifestyle shift where the line between wellness and beauty is no longer sharp.
—Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The district received multiple complaints regarding Bloise’s behavior in late spring of this year and an external law firm was engaged to investigate the allegations of unprofessional conduct, according to district spokesperson Raj Rai.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for external
Adjective
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Those new to options trading should understand basic terms (e.g., premiums, extrinsic and intrinsic value, moneyness) and know the Greeks (measurements of an option’s sensitivity to various factors).—
Michael Martin,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Is your motivation for doing well extrinsic or intrinsic?—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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This technique combines traditional with etching, which removes the outer layer of skin instead of cutting all the way through the pumpkin.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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How To Harvest Parsley Use clean, sharp pruning shears to cut outer growth from the parsley plant, cutting at the base.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Both are devoted to the same hetero fairy tale; whether the wedding is happening in the temple or on national television is irrelevant.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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His main criticism is how many of the recommendations are either generic or irrelevant to his interests.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Customers can wrap the truck’s exterior paneling in a color or print of their choosing, as well as customize lighting and tires, and even convert the two-passenger flat bed truck into a 5-person SUV.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
10 Sep. 2025
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An exterior view of the sunroom.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The content drew attention to the country’s inequality by contrasting the lives of the children of the country’s elite – with designer clothing and foreign vacations – with images of Nepali migrant workers returning home in coffins from dangerous jobs abroad.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The movie has already broken local opening records abroad for an anime movie with an overall foreign total of $350M per The Numbers, the bulk of that from Japan.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In an environment full of dangers, natural selection favors those who can detect meaning from a plethora of extraneous information.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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The recent economic downturn has forced consumers to cut extraneous costs like adult content subscriptions.—
Jasmine Mithani,
Them.,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Although individual plants have a lifespan of 30-90 years, adventitious shoots grow up from roots.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
5 July 2025
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The patchy and adventitious quality of Jameson’s reconstruction must make clear his difference as a thinker.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
Adjective
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Police determined the injury was accidental and not child abuse.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The sound does much of the work in action sequences obscured by blinding snowstorms and flashing emergency lights, punctuated by creative acts of accidental self-harm that save our protagonists from certain death more than once.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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“External.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/external. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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