the open air
noun
: a location not in a building : the outdoors
He hung his clothes out to dry in the open air.
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Once in the open air, the 16 year old was turned over to medical personnel.
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Avid outdoor enthusiasts, the Cornett brothers had spent much of their free time reveling in the open air, blue streams and wild spaces of Northern California.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2025
Sometimes drying products in the open air, such as cacao beans for dark chocolate, allows dust laden with heavy metals to stick to their surface.
—C. Michael White, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025
Tuesday's game between the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks in the open air at Wrigley Field garnered the worst viewership ratings in the 17-year history of the annual event, averaging 920,000 viewers across TNT and truTV.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Avid outdoor enthusiasts, the Cornett brothers had spent much of their free time reveling in the open air, blue streams and wild spaces of Northern California.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2025
Sometimes drying products in the open air, such as cacao beans for dark chocolate, allows dust laden with heavy metals to stick to their surface.
—C. Michael White, The Conversation, 14 Feb. 2025
Tuesday's game between the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks in the open air at Wrigley Field garnered the worst viewership ratings in the 17-year history of the annual event, averaging 920,000 viewers across TNT and truTV.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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“The open air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20open%20air. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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