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
New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
The rest of the population is advised to reduce long or intense outdoor activities, and to take more breaks when outdoors.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
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
Further encouraging campers to stay outdoors, the Walkabout splits those two entry doors with an outdoor cooking station.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
The rest of the population is advised to reduce long or intense outdoor activities, and to take more breaks when outdoors.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
His experiences here helped forge his passion for the outdoors and conservation, spurring him to use his presidential influence to establish the United States Forest Service, 150 national forests, and five national parks.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoors
Adverb
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Wait for 30 minutes after the final lightning or thunder before heading outside again.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Eventually, all the singers and musicians joined forces on the ground outside, delighting onlookers and tourists alike.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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How did Joy nearly die in the wilderness of Colorado, a place that, in a joke the film keeps repeating, is almost all white people?—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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At the northeast corner of the Sahara Desert, its vast wilderness marks the final leg on the African continent for those fleeing war, persecution, and lack of opportunity in search of a better life.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Republicans in Congress also secured their lowest net approval rating on the issue in the poll out on Tuesday, with a 30 percent approval rating versus a 57 percent disapproval mark.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Add a small bit of warm water, and use a nylon brush or sponge to clean the pan, inside and out.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Outdoors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoors. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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