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also outdoors
as in open-air
of, relating to, or held in the open air
an outdoor picnic is always at the mercy of the weather, of course
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Recent Examples of outdoor
For that reason, shell jackets have become particularly favored by outdoor enthusiasts for pursuits ranging from running to skiing to mountain climbing.
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
Below, living areas open directly to the courtyard, which acts as an outdoor room that brings daylight deep into the house.
—New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
Edgewater declared a Stage 1 drought last week and has immediately imposed mandatory outdoor watering restrictions in response to historically low snowpack levels.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Ahlquist echoed that outdoor spaces are a priority.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2026
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
Below, living areas open directly to the courtyard, which acts as an outdoor room that brings daylight deep into the house.
—New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
Edgewater declared a Stage 1 drought last week and has immediately imposed mandatory outdoor watering restrictions in response to historically low snowpack levels.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Ahlquist echoed that outdoor spaces are a priority.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoor
Adjective
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Outside Kyiv, thousands gathered at an open-air national heritage park to celebrate Easter despite skepticism that a truce would hold.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Ceasefire skepticism Outside Kyiv, thousands gathered at an open-air national heritage park to celebrate Easter despite skepticism that a truce would hold.—
Derek Gatopoulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are three ports installed on top of his head that can connect and communicate with outside computers.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The descriptor should track for anyone who’s spent time with the Atlanta native personally, and — at least until recently — may seem hard to believe to outside observers.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The astronauts dutifully recorded details of the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, during the epic event.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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This shortened the skip phase and maintained higher temperatures throughout the descent, ensuring the outer char layer never cooled sufficiently to trap gas beneath it.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Homage is paid in Nightingale’s blue exterior paint scheme that contains red particulate, the latter color being used in the badging of the EX cars of yore—a tradition that carries through to this concept’s badging as well.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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Matt Floca, the performing arts institution’s new president, is leading a series of tours this month that show water damage and intrusion to expansion joints, marble slabs and exterior pavers.—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The reversal, perhaps typical of our time, is that, whereas the Welles broadcast was a program that, heard indoors, thrust people in terror out-of-doors, our drone panic involves an outdoor occurrence that people race inside to make sense of.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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But as rain goes, Friday’s did not seem notably heavy, and no great determination or stout umbrella seemed needed to defy the drops and venture into the out-of-doors.—
Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
2 Dec. 2023
Adjective
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Rebelein, the horror-minded author of Edenville, has made a recent habit of reading aloud during the editorial process, off the hunch that external voices can help one tighten a draft.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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The compromise for an autopoietic system is to regulate its interactions with the environment depending on its internal needs and external conditions.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The family was outdoorsy, adventurous and gone most weekends in the winter, Reis said.—
Kate Talerico,
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Feb. 2026
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Exceptionally capable, thoughtfully designed, and downright durable—this stroller is outdoorsy parent-approved.—
Erica Zazo,
Outside,
20 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Outdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoor. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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