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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
Starting July 1, France has banned smoking in all outdoor areas frequented by children — including parks, beaches, public gardens, bus stops, school entrances, and sports venues.
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Lisa Klaassen, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
There are plenty of Fourth of July deals to shop on popular outdoor furniture finds from our Better Homes & Gardens line at Walmart.
—Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2025
The materials are selected to meet the demands of alpine environments, ensuring that wearers are protected and comfortable during their outdoor pursuits.
—Emma Kershaw, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
In southwest Elko County in Nevada and areas downstream of the Trout Fire in Grant County, New Mexico, the general public was advised to limit outdoor activity, and vulnerable groups were advised to remain indoors to avoid potential health impacts.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Lisa Klaassen, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
There are plenty of Fourth of July deals to shop on popular outdoor furniture finds from our Better Homes & Gardens line at Walmart.
—Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2025
The materials are selected to meet the demands of alpine environments, ensuring that wearers are protected and comfortable during their outdoor pursuits.
—Emma Kershaw, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
In southwest Elko County in Nevada and areas downstream of the Trout Fire in Grant County, New Mexico, the general public was advised to limit outdoor activity, and vulnerable groups were advised to remain indoors to avoid potential health impacts.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoor
Adjective
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By moving to an open-air environment, sculpture was freed from the confines of the traditional white cube gallery setting and a merging of art and nature started to take place.—
Kin Woo,
Vogue,
30 June 2025
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On the open-air courts in the second floor’s atrium, the men’s side is about twice the size of the women’s.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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She is widely credited for the now-standard practice of putting celebrities from outside fashion on magazine covers, and is heralded for setting style trends and identifying up-and-coming designers.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
27 June 2025
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And most recently, on the television show Severance, a corporation offers its employees a procedure that splits their consciousness in two, creating workers untroubled by their outside self’s emotions.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Unlike supernovas, which obliterate stars, novas are recurring events that only affect the outer layer of a white dwarf.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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When consumed regularly, this can contribute to dental erosion, where the outer protective layer of enamel is gradually worn away.14 Gatorade now offers a Zero Sugar Thirst Quencher, which has no sugar but the same amount of electrolytes as the original.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
1 July 2025
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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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
Adjective
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Players can also continue to receive external payments from third-party NIL deals.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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The company’s intelligence platform claims to unify internal and external data sources, allowing investment professionals to ask complex questions in natural language rather than spending time manually aggregating information.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Tough, athletic, sturdy, outdoorsy, reliable Most businesses focus on a couple of these.—
Sabine Leveiller,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Read Next National Magnetic cattle ranch for sale in Wyoming is outdoorsy dream.—
TJ Macias,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Outdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoor. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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