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
Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
On Saturday, April 4, an unsupervised child crawled under an exterior perimeter fence and then made his way to the primary metal enclosure that surrounds the wolf habitat, according to a spokesperson for Hershey Entertainment and Resorts.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Look for furnishings that play up colors found in your landscaping, your home's exterior, or your other outdoor decor.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Most exterior paint costs about $35 a gallon.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
On Saturday, April 4, an unsupervised child crawled under an exterior perimeter fence and then made his way to the primary metal enclosure that surrounds the wolf habitat, according to a spokesperson for Hershey Entertainment and Resorts.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
This pair in particular reminds me of a style Anne Hathaway stepped out in with its black faux-leather exterior and silver bit hardware.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Look for furnishings that play up colors found in your landscaping, your home's exterior, or your other outdoor decor.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exterior
Adjective
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The massive amounts of debris that impact created then crashed back to the lunar surface, creating a tidal wave 11 times taller than Mount Everest and then sloshing around for two hours to form the outer two of the basin’s three concentric rims.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2026
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The entire vegetable is edible, even the tough outer skin of the stems.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rip currents won't pull you beneath the water's surface.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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During their flyby on April 6, 2026, the Artemis II crew captured a portion of the moon along the boundary between lunar day and night, where low-angle sunlight casts long, dramatic shadows across the surface, revealing rugged topography, craters and ridges in striking detail.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Nevada County Planning Commission recently recommended that a development project in Cedar Ridge be put in front of the board of supervisors for a vote.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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We were called in to be more inclusive, to be more compassionate, to be more attentive to the back of the house as much as the front of the house.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Exterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exterior. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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