inside out

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Recent Examples of inside out The streets tell the story of families turned inside out by a 1,000-year flood, as cherished keepsakes, family photos, childhood drawings — in some cases, all the reminders of lives lived, now washed away. Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Washing inside out also helps prevent color loss from abrasion, which can leave dark colors looking faded. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025 Remember that fear, in essence, is just faith turned inside out and an inner belief in things going wrong. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 The footage shows the dog standing in the bedroom doorway, its ears flipped inside out, looking both confused and grumpy. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for inside out
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Adverb
  • Troublingly, Cal Fire’s flawed models systematically underestimate logging emissions and overestimate regrowth, conveniently ignoring how climate change hamstrings regrowth and fuels wildfires that release yet more emissions.
    John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Stir in the oats and chia seeds until thoroughly combined.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Other teams would need to monitor their sponsors more aggressively and thoroughly.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Inside out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inside%20out. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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