indoors

Definition of indoorsnext
as in in

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Recent Examples of indoors As the temperatures continue to drop to dangerous levels, the beds will become available in phases to ensure people can sleep indoors, according to Jones. Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025 If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025 Some garden tasks are must-dos before the first frosts, like draining the hose timer and bringing it indoors. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025 Fields said she’s felt much more stable since making it indoors. Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indoors
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  • Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Vigil Those who are regular readers of George Saunders’ Story Club Substack were in for a treat on the tenth of December 2025 (a date chosen in honor of his story collection, a National Book Award finalist and Story Prize winner).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
  • To a certain extent, knowing the ultimate outcome in advance — as in, looking into the case online before watching the documentary — would do nothing to diminish the power of a film that operates almost entirely on emotional logic, or the lack thereof.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
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  • The teacher witnesses the car wreck and runs inside to retrieve her phone, using a rock to keep the door propped open.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • According to Haar, some law enforcement agencies are now employing more advanced rubber or foam bullet variants that contain capsaicin powder inside, further combining the blunt force trauma of the projectile with the effects of a chemical irritant.
    Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026

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“Indoors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indoors. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.

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