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
Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
The restaurant eventually moved on to its own space across the Palm Court, with most tables outdoors in the courtyard and a smaller counter indoors, then to its current location as part of Maty’s, Val Chang’s Peruvian restaurant (which on the Michelin Guide as Recommended).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Do things that benefit your health, such as eating well, getting enough sleep and spending time outdoors.
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—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Work outdoors during heat season can lead to heat illness such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and death.
—Georgia Christakis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
Harden Off the Easter Lily Once the danger of frost has passed, harden off your plant outdoors in the shade for a few days.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
The restaurant eventually moved on to its own space across the Palm Court, with most tables outdoors in the courtyard and a smaller counter indoors, then to its current location as part of Maty’s, Val Chang’s Peruvian restaurant (which on the Michelin Guide as Recommended).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Do things that benefit your health, such as eating well, getting enough sleep and spending time outdoors.
9.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Work outdoors during heat season can lead to heat illness such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and death.
—Georgia Christakis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoors
Adverb
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For the best show, head outside during the early morning hours of April 22, as this is the peak of the meteor shower, ideally between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. local time, just before dawn.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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But after a couple of minutes another cop came back in and told us to go outside with our hands up, Maldonado said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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The division between who wants to be rescued and who wants to stay in the wilderness also gets bigger.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The plan for the night was to film the climactic scene where Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss) takes Bob Wiley (Murray) into the wilderness and straps 20 pounds of explosives to his chest in a last-ditch attempt to finally remove the patient from his life.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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His third shot on the par-4 fifth was 152 yards out.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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According to financial sources: Skims, which had been out looking to top off its latest fundraising round ahead of a potential initial public offering in the second half, hit pause on the fundraising.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Outdoors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoors. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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