as in isolated
far away from the center of a place
The family lives in an outlying area of the city. the country's outlying islands
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Recent Examples of outlying
The Sagrada Família is an immense, unfinished church in Barcelona, begun in 1882 on what was once outlying farmland and is now the city’s center.
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Now, many creators will cherry-pick the most concerning data — like an outlying model in a spaghetti chart — and share it, oftentimes completely out of context, in hopes of making money.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Buildings in Afghanistan tend to be low-rise constructions, mostly of concrete and brick, with homes in rural and outlying areas made from mud bricks and wood.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The new logo is sleek with few flourishes — nothing beyond brown text and a simple brown outlying loop on a deep golden background.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Now, many creators will cherry-pick the most concerning data — like an outlying model in a spaghetti chart — and share it, oftentimes completely out of context, in hopes of making money.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Buildings in Afghanistan tend to be low-rise constructions, mostly of concrete and brick, with homes in rural and outlying areas made from mud bricks and wood.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The new logo is sleek with few flourishes — nothing beyond brown text and a simple brown outlying loop on a deep golden background.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlying
Adjective
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Much scholarly attention is also paid to the science of electrical storage, enabling a body to function as a permanently recharged battery, and to the use of an enormous lightning-rod mechanism, which will harness lightning from atop an isolated tower, where Victor conducts his experiments.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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As environments become more isolated, security teams need high-visibility solutions that work across containers, workloads, and application programming interfaces (APIs).—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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This secluded, 75-acre Relais & Châteaux property — the first in North America – seamlessly blends rustic simplicity with extraordinary pampering.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Giuseppe Cipriani is betting that Uruguay’s Punta del Este—long a secluded playground for A-listers from Shakira and Leonardo DiCaprio—is ready for an upgrade.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlying. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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