the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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Friends and family might see you as a solid team, and from the outside, everything seems perfectly fine.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
An intricate web of LED lights on the outside allows the company to project incredible graphics, while inside, concerts and interactive exhibits wow guests.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
Not from the outside, but from within. Star receiver Cooper Kupp, who sat out three games because of an ankle injury, practiced this week and appeared on track to play against the Raiders.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
What’s more, lungs are in constant contact with the outside world and continue developing throughout childhood and into early adulthood, Niven says.
—Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
An intricate web of LED lights on the outside allows the company to project incredible graphics, while inside, concerts and interactive exhibits wow guests.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
Not from the outside, but from within. Star receiver Cooper Kupp, who sat out three games because of an ankle injury, practiced this week and appeared on track to play against the Raiders.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
What’s more, lungs are in constant contact with the outside world and continue developing throughout childhood and into early adulthood, Niven says.
—Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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