as in outer
situated on the outside or farther out
the house's exterior walls badly need to be painted
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Recent Examples of exterior
Christopher Null, Wired News, 22 June 2025
The other eight LiDAR devices used to precisely monitor surrounding objects down to the inch are also better concealed by the choice of black exterior paint for most of the vehicle.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 June 2025
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
The clapboard exterior is done up in an of-the-moment butter-yellow shade.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 June 2025
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Adjective
Any wax or grime on the exterior surface of the aids can be rubbed off with a standard microfiber cloth or an eyeglass cleaning cloth.
—Christopher Null, Wired News, 22 June 2025
The other eight LiDAR devices used to precisely monitor surrounding objects down to the inch are also better concealed by the choice of black exterior paint for most of the vehicle.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 June 2025
Noun
If an existing bed is bowing out, add a cross piece or drive rebar rods into the soil along the exterior of the bed.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
The clapboard exterior is done up in an of-the-moment butter-yellow shade.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 June 2025
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This hotter layer of the sun's outer atmosphere — typically only observable during totality in a total solar eclipse — is where space weather events come from, including solar flares and coronal mass ejections.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Flying 492 feet apart, one satellite blocks the sun like the moon does during a natural total solar eclipse as the other aims its telescope at the corona, the sun’s outer atmosphere that forms a crown or halo of light.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Stomach sleepers need a firmer surface to keep this area uplifted, as something too soft causes the lower back to sink in.—
Julia Forbes,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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But beneath the surface, this is a deliberate shift.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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With two eight-piston monobloc calipers at the front and two six-piston monobloc calipers at the back, the brake system can bring the Bolide from 186 mph to a standstill in 6.0 seconds, doing so in 748 feet.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
30 June 2025
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The story at the front of the room is often one of strategic control.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Exterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exterior. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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