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
For Intel, finding external customers for chip production is a key piece of a comeback plan under Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Google released its new developer console back in March, inviting external developers the opportunity to pay $25 and verify their identities early.
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Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Last year, the company launched a feature that reminds users to ensure all payments and communication occur on the Airbnb platform when external links are shared.
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Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
This allows engineers to collect information directly from within the battery rather than inferring its condition through external measurements alone.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Google released its new developer console back in March, inviting external developers the opportunity to pay $25 and verify their identities early.
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Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Last year, the company launched a feature that reminds users to ensure all payments and communication occur on the Airbnb platform when external links are shared.
—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
This allows engineers to collect information directly from within the battery rather than inferring its condition through external measurements alone.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for external
Recent Examples of Synonyms for external
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She was medically excused from the 2020 WNBA season held amid the COVID-19 pandemic due to extrinsic asthma, then returned to the league with the Washington Mystics in 2021.
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Anyone that wanted to reserve time in the July 19 final was beholden to a full-tourney pledge of as much as $30 million, although your mileage will vary based on any number of extrinsic variables.
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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.
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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.
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To me that’s irrelevant in terms of this storytelling.
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Whether the governmental entity later does anything with the complaint (here, the Board did not) is irrelevant.
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Aldean also shared a tropical moment with country singer husband Jason Aldean outside a building featuring a bright blue exterior wall.
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As contemporary home designs fade the visual bounds between interior and exterior, design pros are calling on lighting designers to illuminate their clients’ landscapes, with schemes that provide everything from safety to spectacle.
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South Florida Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar is expressing skepticism over the Cuban government's announcement of sweeping economic reforms that would open key sectors of the island's economy to private and foreign investment.
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Paramount has petitioned the FCC to sign off on the foreign investment, as any foreign ownership stake above 25% requires agency approval.
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Stripping out every extraneous expense, Vrotsos picked a start date and just began shooting.
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In my case, just about all of it appeared to be extraneous documentation, like incorporation paperwork for Sackler’s firm, which seemed irrelevant to the matter at hand.
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Although individual plants have a lifespan of 30-90 years, adventitious shoots grow up from roots.
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The patchy and adventitious quality of Jameson’s reconstruction must make clear his difference as a thinker.
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Always turn off the electricity and water supply line and remove nearby light fixtures when dealing with bursting ceiling pipes to avoid accidental electrocution.
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In fact, the two met via an accidental Instagram follow.
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“External.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/external. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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