as in wilderness
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation hiking in the out-of-doors can be a tremendous appetite builder

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  • Trump sees a political winner, Dems eye a comeback issue Trump’s substantial election victory last November – including a significant increase in his share of the Latino vote, has left many progressives and immigration activists in the political wilderness.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
  • He’s been burrowing deep inside the desperate mind of a man trapped in the wilderness with a pack of feral teen girls for years.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
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“Out-of-doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-doors. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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