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as in except
not including
outside that one suggestion, I haven't heard any better ideas
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as in outer
situated on the outside or farther out
slower moving vehicles should keep to the outside lane
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as in off
small in degree
though they haven't been playing at their best, they still have an outside chance of making it into the championship series
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as in most
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
the outside cost for repairing the item will be a thousand dollars
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as in look
the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality
on the outside, he was the self-assured star athlete
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Recent Examples of outside
Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital that Beatrice and Eugenie should increasingly try to define themselves outside the scandals, which have created reputational risk and public scrutiny issues for them.
—Ashley Hume , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Wait for 30 minutes after the most recent lightning or thunder before venturing outside.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
In addition to collaborating with Simmons in KISS, Stanley has worked on a number of outside ventures with his bandmate, including the restaurant franchise Rock & Brews and a now-defunct football team called Los Angeles Kiss.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
Investigators said a towel bin outside but adjacent to the building was the possible area of origin for the fire.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Preposition
The inflatable costumes were inspired by a Portland protester wearing a frog suit, who was sprayed by a federal agent with a chemical spray earlier in the month outside an immigration facility.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital that Beatrice and Eugenie should increasingly try to define themselves outside the scandals, which have created reputational risk and public scrutiny issues for them.
—Ashley Hume , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Nearly two months after losing River, Smith belly-laughed for the first time while watching her two children be silly outside in the rain.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Wait for 30 minutes after the most recent lightning or thunder before venturing outside.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Shortsleeve’s outside support isn’t the first seen in the race.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
In addition to collaborating with Simmons in KISS, Stanley has worked on a number of outside ventures with his bandmate, including the restaurant franchise Rock & Brews and a now-defunct football team called Los Angeles Kiss.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
Groom your pet outside, and wash your pet's bedding regularly.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
Investigators said a towel bin outside but adjacent to the building was the possible area of origin for the fire.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outside
Preposition
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At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2020
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The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
1 June 2020
Preposition
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Scottie Scheffler is taking his impact beyond the PGA Tour and into the heart of Texas junior golf.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the British ships stayed at Flushing Bay just beyond range, leaving the doorway to escape wide open.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Just six yards out, Teze powered a header on target, but Vicario spread himself across the goal and palmed his shot away.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Despite several missteps ‒ including dropping a diamond and emerald-encrusted gold crown on their way out, leaving behind forensic evidence and being caught on security footage ‒ the robbers and the jewels still haven't been found.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In this case, the outer layer appears to have failed, prompting the crew to execute a precautionary diversion, which is a standard safety measure in such scenarios.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Instead memory traces are distributed throughout networks in the brain’s outer layers.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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An off smell or sour odor signals spoilage.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Virginia’s off-year races are viewed as critical bellwethers of the electorate’s mood ahead of the midterms.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And the policies are projected to have far-ranging effects on most areas of business, including a potential loss of hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers in sectors like information and educational and health services.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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First, despite tabloid headlines about Leto, such noise doesn’t factor into moviegoers’ decisions to buy or not buy a ticket; it could be argued most were not even in the know of the June Air Mail exposé on his alleged behavior.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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More to Explore The exterior of the house resembles a three-dimensional De Stijl painting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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The drone’s registration number must be clearly displayed on its exterior.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Each count faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Generally, take two to five times a day for a maximum of seven to 14 days.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outside. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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