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as in internal
of or relating to the mind
the novel's characters have plenty of adventures, but their interior lives are never explored
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as in inside
an interior or internal part
the interior of the computer was clogged with dust
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Recent Examples of interior
Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
However, Graham is an interior defensive lineman who wouldn't be a great fit in New England.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2025
He was arrested by a U.S. Border Patrol agent from Tucson’s sector, placed in removal proceedings, and then released into the interior of the country.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
His high standards for the insides of the sandwich are a fair part of Angelo’s magic, but the real miracle is his bread: graceful torpedoes of flour and yeast and dough, the crust baked to a crisp, autumnal golden-brown and dusted with sesame seeds, the interior both soft and dense, sour and salty.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
However, Graham is an interior defensive lineman who wouldn't be a great fit in New England.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
Ceramic tiles in peach and silver envelop the store’s facade and interiors.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2025
He was arrested by a U.S. Border Patrol agent from Tucson’s sector, placed in removal proceedings, and then released into the interior of the country.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interior
Adjective
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Your bottom line will look robust, but no internal deception goes unpublished.—
Rob Davis,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Martin resigned as chief of staff in 2007 after just over a year on the job, and Blunt’s office would eventually hand over 22 boxes of internal emails.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2025
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Its design has changed little since then, still incorporating an inner surface that sits at a 60- to 90-degree angle relative to the user's urine stream.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2025
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Your quiet inner knowing is on its way to becoming a steady source of helpful wisdom.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Keep your eyes on The Athletic for the definitive inside read on a year of exhaustive negotiations.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Winter is time for something heavier and more alcoholic to warm your insides, while summer heat demands something light and refreshing to quench your thirst and replenish fluids lost from the hot sun.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This revealed that the within-subjects standard deviation was on average nearly eight times higher than the corresponding between-subjects standard deviation.—
Neuroskeptic,
Discover Magazine,
23 June 2018
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Cream blush will give you that lit-from-within glow.—
Annie Blay,
Allure,
23 Nov. 2022
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“Interior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interior. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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