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also outdoors
as in open-air
of, relating to, or held in the open air
an outdoor picnic is always at the mercy of the weather, of course
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Recent Examples of outdoor
Winters have an average daytime high of 62 degrees Fahrenheit—ideal for outdoor recreation and visiting the region’s parks without the crowds.
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Tamara Gane, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
The new restaurant in Rocky Hill is fine dining, white table cloths and plain, elegant surroundings including five tables in front for outdoor dining.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Glass walls let in natural light, and there are four outdoor terraces where travelers can soon get some fresh air.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 June 2026
An outdoor space could be magazine-worthy.
—Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
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Tamara Gane, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
The new restaurant in Rocky Hill is fine dining, white table cloths and plain, elegant surroundings including five tables in front for outdoor dining.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Glass walls let in natural light, and there are four outdoor terraces where travelers can soon get some fresh air.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 June 2026
An outdoor space could be magazine-worthy.
—Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoor
Adjective
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There was also an open-air laundry facility steps away from my campsite.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
14 June 2026
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Bear Country will world premiere this evening to a 4,500-strong audience in an open-air screening at Taormina’s Ancient Greek amphitheater.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Golston can fill in any gaps, but there aren’t going to be many snaps available if the top three outside linebackers stay healthy.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The seven core collaborators – Kogonada, producer Chung An, producer Christopher Radcliff, producer-cinematographer Benjamin Loeb, and actor-producers Richardson, Mao and Jin Ha – collectively owned the project, splitting responsibilities and working without outside financing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Like all modern balls, the outer layer is polyurethane and the inner is a mix of materials (primarily polyester), inside which the bladder is located — that’s the bit that gets inflated.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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The size of a black hole and the distance between it and outer gas clouds can be used to determine its mass, and could also be used to determine the mass of dark matter clustered around it.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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The exterior decks echo that sense of flow.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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Move firewood and mulch away from exterior walls.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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The reversal, perhaps typical of our time, is that, whereas the Welles broadcast was a program that, heard indoors, thrust people in terror out-of-doors, our drone panic involves an outdoor occurrence that people race inside to make sense of.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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But as rain goes, Friday’s did not seem notably heavy, and no great determination or stout umbrella seemed needed to defy the drops and venture into the out-of-doors.—
Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
2 Dec. 2023
Adjective
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Emphasizing that self-worth comes from internal sources instead of external will also help kids deal with a myriad of confidence-bruising situations that may arise online, Hunt said.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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True opportunities arise from understanding external factors like stock ownership, investor mandates and changing incentives.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Come summer, locals living in Bend, Oregon, love the warm-weather tradition of floating along the Deschutes River right through the gorgeous and outdoorsy Central Oregon town.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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Her Son’s Comment Says It All The comments section was full of love for Anderson, who is quite outdoorsy.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Outdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoor. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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