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
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Protect your head and shade your eyes when outdoors.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
Riley Jones, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
From riverbank views in rural England to high-end outdoor setups in suburban America, one thing is clear—the modern homebuyer’s heart lies outdoors.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Protect your head and shade your eyes when outdoors.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
Ranging from typical outdoors tones to the head-turning orange offering, Stüssy’s take on the revitalized boot offers a variety of different looks.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
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After dinner, take your glass of wine outside for dessert—complimentary s’mores made by a campfire at the Kananaskis Mountain Lodge.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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Fitton-Brown said the junta in Bamako won’t get any support from outside.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Principal photography is currently underway with filming is taking place across the remote wilderness of Lapland, with additional photography scheduled in Southern Finland later this year.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Cast adrift in a frosty wilderness—a harrowing yet welcome departure, visually, from the Gothic shadows of Victor’s lair—the Creature experiences a dollop of decency, courtesy of a blind old farmer (a wonderful David Bradley), but also a deluge of misery, courtesy of everyone else.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But a few days later, while everyone else was out, something strange happened.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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This cocktail of ingredients balances each other out seamlessly, and even shoppers can confirm.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Outdoors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoors. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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