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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
The project, Morton said, is centered around The Fish Market, which will continue as a full-service seafood restaurant with indoor and outdoor dining on the new building’s first floor.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Situated on a spacious 6,000-square-foot lot, the unit offers ample outdoor space.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Picture pool days sprawling out on your outdoor sofa with one of these sunny pillows supporting your head or propping up a book.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Our coverage spans top industry news, retail trends, head-to-toe fashion, athletic and outdoor analysis, and more.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Situated on a spacious 6,000-square-foot lot, the unit offers ample outdoor space.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Picture pool days sprawling out on your outdoor sofa with one of these sunny pillows supporting your head or propping up a book.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Our coverage spans top industry news, retail trends, head-to-toe fashion, athletic and outdoor analysis, and more.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoor
Adjective
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For the best views and unobstructed photos, reserve a seat in an open-air car.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Standing in the hulking concrete box—the open-air nucleus of the home—evokes being in a James Turrell Skyspace, your senses heightened to the shifting of the light or the passing of clouds.—
Siobhan Reid,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nigeria’s captain also pushed back against the idea that the Super Eagles had ever been out of contention in their qualifying campaign, even when outside narratives counted them out.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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For Missouri, senior libero Maya Sands and senior outside hitter Caylen Alexander will be players to watch.—
Brady Shanahan,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Voyager 1 marks 48 years in space The twin Voyager probes were launched on separate dates in 1977 from Florida from what is now the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with the mission of exploring the outer solar system.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some of the sauropod fossils showed lesions that were confined to the bone marrow, while others had lesions that extended from the marrow all the way to the outer bone surface.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 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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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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Many, if not most, companies use and rely on cloud services, vendors and other external partners to manage their data and operations leaving customers’ data vulnerable when their employees are manipulated through social engineering.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The pool and rooftop bars are for hotel guests only, while the restaurants are open to external guests.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Adventures For All Ah, yes, Boone is outdoorsy, to say the least.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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The all-American couple who were knifed to death while visiting an Arkansas state park were known as gentle, outdoorsy people devoted to their three children.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Outdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoor. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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