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
Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The winter garden, which transforms from an interior to an exterior space via folding glass panels, points to the kind of innovative touches one can expect throughout.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Get a few to accessorize your home’s exterior all spring and summer long.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Shortly after noon, Morton Grove firefighters responded to a two-story home in the 6400 block of Hoffman Drive, where the roof, attic, and exterior wall had caught fire, according to the Morton Grove Fire Department.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The winter garden, which transforms from an interior to an exterior space via folding glass panels, points to the kind of innovative touches one can expect throughout.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
The exterior of the house is where the tasks get physically demanding — and where your help matters most.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Get a few to accessorize your home’s exterior all spring and summer long.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exterior
Adjective
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The astronauts dutifully recorded details of the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, during the epic event.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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This shortened the skip phase and maintained higher temperatures throughout the descent, ensuring the outer char layer never cooled sufficiently to trap gas beneath it.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Slow down enough to actually hear what’s being said, not just the surface of it.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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That variability, Chen argues, highlights some of the surface-level limitations.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Run up there, get to the front.—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Terrence Smith and the woman were in the middle of a heated argument in front of a building on Eastern Parkway near Utica Ave.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Exterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exterior. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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