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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wilderness
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Even though there was a collection of quarterbacks to start games between the Bernie Kosar era and the 1996 relocation, this is where the quarterback wilderness count usually begins.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Glaciers, vast wilderness and the northern lights await Phoenix travelers in 2026.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Out-of-doors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-doors. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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