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
Large heaps of dead branches pile by the entrance to the forest, with no real path through the tall grass between the road and the outer edge.
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
The model Nugent and colleagues have homed in on for LFBOTs is the collision of a compact stellar remnant with the leftover helium core from a massive star that has had its outer hydrogen envelope ripped off — a Wolf-Rayet star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 May 2026
The Mae Tonal Border Rug seen here can give your space some richness thanks to the deep burgundy hue and unexpected outer edge carvings, while the high-pile Borderline Wool Moroccan rug from Beni adds graphic stripes and texture underfoot.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Again, the inner and the outer world.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
The model Nugent and colleagues have homed in on for LFBOTs is the collision of a compact stellar remnant with the leftover helium core from a massive star that has had its outer hydrogen envelope ripped off — a Wolf-Rayet star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 May 2026
The Mae Tonal Border Rug seen here can give your space some richness thanks to the deep burgundy hue and unexpected outer edge carvings, while the high-pile Borderline Wool Moroccan rug from Beni adds graphic stripes and texture underfoot.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Again, the inner and the outer world.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outer
Adjective
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This pair from Reebok reminds me of Oprah’s with its tan- and white- exterior and lace-up design.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Taking shelter means moving away from windows and exterior walls and into an interior room.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At the same time, the podcast acknowledges that outward appearances can be misleading.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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If Apple is struggling this mightily to meet MacBook Neo demand, the company is showing few outward signs of it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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“Outer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outer. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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