as in exterior
situated on the outside or farther out
the outer edge of the blade of your figure skate always wears out faster than the inner because you use it more
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Recent Examples of outer
Future heat shields will feature design changes to fix the issue —specifically, a more permeable layer of outer material — NASA officials said.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
People who dislike Minnelli’s singing maintain that her outer bombast conceals an inner void.
—Matt Weinstock, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
How the Lyme disease vaccine works The Lyme disease-causing bacteria's outer surface, known as OspA protein, is the focus of the company's vaccine.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Hohman is getting a makeover, with medians and parking along the medians as well as the outer edges of the road.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
People who dislike Minnelli’s singing maintain that her outer bombast conceals an inner void.
—Matt Weinstock, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
How the Lyme disease vaccine works The Lyme disease-causing bacteria's outer surface, known as OspA protein, is the focus of the company's vaccine.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Hohman is getting a makeover, with medians and parking along the medians as well as the outer edges of the road.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outer
Adjective
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Its exterior storage box hosts a water tank, along with a heater and propane gas bottle.—
Adam Williams
March 24,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
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This enhances the appeal of both its exterior and interior.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The search for the missing 84-year-old is heading into its third month without outward signs that investigators are any closer to finding her.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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But over 1,200 clones later, the experiment stopped, because by that last generation the mice kept dying immediately after being born, despite displaying no outward physical abnormalities.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Outer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outer. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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