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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
With seven adaptable meeting rooms and an outdoor terrace known as The Nest, the hotel provides a focused and private environment for rest, recovery, and team operations.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Protect outdoor lavender with a row cover or a cloche and ensure excellent drainage.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
Additionally, outdoor terraces and balconies provide ample ventilation.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
There’s also a pool house with a kitchenette and bath, plus limestone patios and an outdoor fireplace that make entertaining as easy in October as in July.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Protect outdoor lavender with a row cover or a cloche and ensure excellent drainage.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
Additionally, outdoor terraces and balconies provide ample ventilation.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
There’s also a pool house with a kitchenette and bath, plus limestone patios and an outdoor fireplace that make entertaining as easy in October as in July.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoor
Adjective
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The passenger cars are decked out in living room-style seating and panoramic windows, and each one is connected to an open-air viewing car.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Directly underneath lies an open-air beach club with fold-down platforms that open to create roughly 645 square feet of space suspended above the water.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The men and three other co-conspirators allegedly practiced shooting guns at firing ranges around Michigan, according to the complaint, and allegedly drove around to outside locations to practice shooting.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Many come from outside government entirely – including business owners, military veterans and schoolteachers.—
Jeff Harden,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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After blowing off its gaseous outer layers, its core contracts.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Nov. 2025
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This year, that took form in an outfit-making outer layer.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Major restorations followed in 1983–1984, when the interior was restored with historical decorations and plumbing and electrical systems were upgraded, and again in 2002 under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who updated both the interior and exterior while improving public accessibility.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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This lightweight puffy tote offers similar features for a low price of $33, including a laptop compartment, interior storage pockets, two exterior side pockets (perfect for a water bottle in one and an umbrella in the other), and comfortable shoulder straps.—
Erin Cavoto,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 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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The administration says this will eliminate the need for external tents during state events, something the president has complained about in the past.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The primary cue the body uses to synchronize this cycle to its external environment is light.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Silverton Those who call Silverton home tend to be outdoorsy and deeply connected to the mountains around them.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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And these picks, from outdoorsy fleeces to polished knee-high boots, are currently on sale for as little as $13.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Outdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoor. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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