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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
Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
Flash flooding and debris flows are possible, including in burn-scar areas in the interior mountains, the agency said.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Amber Gibson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2025
The artwork inside the Sistine Chapel While the exterior of the Sistine Chapel is muted, it is regarded for its majestic interior, as the walls and ceiling are decorated with frescoes created by many Florentine Renaissance artists.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
What to look for: The architect firm kept many of the original interior features, including large doorways and intricate woodwork.
—Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
Flash flooding and debris flows are possible, including in burn-scar areas in the interior mountains, the agency said.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Noun
André Fu—the Hong Kong interiors architect behind hotels such as The Shangri-La, Tokyo, and Villa La Coste, in Aix-en-Provence, France—has outdone himself with this latest project.
—Amber Gibson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2025
The artwork inside the Sistine Chapel While the exterior of the Sistine Chapel is muted, it is regarded for its majestic interior, as the walls and ceiling are decorated with frescoes created by many Florentine Renaissance artists.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interior
Adjective
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Chalk it up to fashion’s relentless hunger for newness, its long-standing obsession with youth — plus a new appreciation for internal mobility, observers say.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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This demonstration effect served to intimidate potential rivals and solidify internal control.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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This is precisely why people in positions of power must work on achieving inner calmness.—
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
Time,
3 May 2025
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Harvesting: If using tissue from your mouth, the periodontist will cut out a small piece of inner tissue from the roof of the mouth (or palate).—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
3 May 2025
Noun
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So, Io itself is constantly being gravitationally squeezed by Jupiter, causing Io’s insides to become very hot and molten and eventually erupt, says Bolton.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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And while its insides seem to have been well-preserved, researchers are still debating what this organism may have been.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
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 17 May. 2025.
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