as in wilderness
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation
our family loves to hike and camp in the great outdoors
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Recent Examples of outdoors
Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
But that’s not the only way Rylander helps youth get outdoors.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside Online, 28 June 2025
Give your foliage plants a vacation; move them outdoors to a shady spot for summer.
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—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Wet/dry vacs (otherwise known as shop vacs) are usually the tool used for cleaning up messes, both indoors and outdoors.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
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Adverb
Meanwhile, right next door at Parkville Market, four new restaurants have moved into the food mall with seating indoors and outdoors, meaning all 22 spaces are filled for now.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
But that’s not the only way Rylander helps youth get outdoors.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside Online, 28 June 2025
Give your foliage plants a vacation; move them outdoors to a shady spot for summer.
78.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Wet/dry vacs (otherwise known as shop vacs) are usually the tool used for cleaning up messes, both indoors and outdoors.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoors
Adverb
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As a girl, Osceola and her siblings ran outside into the swamp barefoot.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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Ask a friend to care for your plants during vacation or move them outside to a shady spot. 83.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Xi was dispatched into the political wilderness for 16 years.—
JOSEPH TORIGIAN,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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The Buffalo is renowned for its multi-day, wilderness canoe opportunities.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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The Dino up for sale is a 246 GTS variant with a removable roof panel for when the sun is out and the driver wants to really hear the roar of its engine.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
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Straight Line Was a Lie is out August 29 via Anti-, marking their debut on the label.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 June 2025
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“Outdoors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoors. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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