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as in extrinsic
not being a vital part of or belonging to something
the defendant's socioeconomic status must be regarded as entirely external to his guilt or innocence
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as in outer
situated on the outside or farther out
the external chambers of the ancient tomb gave little indication of the magnificence of the innermost chamber
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Recent Examples of external
Biden’s defenders argued that the causes were external and not the result of the administration’s policies.
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Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
However, Star's board had carefully reviewed all proposals, with external advice, and determined that none offered sufficient value.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
The data purge initiated late last week has left some scientists in the agency relying on archives of CDC data preserved by external groups, the CDC source confirmed.
—Will Stone, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
However, stepping away from the WHO and reducing international health aid could hinder efforts to address life-threatening diseases and outbreaks, particularly in lower-income nations that rely on external support for essential healthcare services.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
However, Star's board had carefully reviewed all proposals, with external advice, and determined that none offered sufficient value.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
The data purge initiated late last week has left some scientists in the agency relying on archives of CDC data preserved by external groups, the CDC source confirmed.
—Will Stone, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
However, stepping away from the WHO and reducing international health aid could hinder efforts to address life-threatening diseases and outbreaks, particularly in lower-income nations that rely on external support for essential healthcare services.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for external
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Warner really was an underdog: he was cut by the Green Bay Packers, and then stocked shelves at a Hy-Vee grocery store, before taking a circuitous route back to the N.F.L. Warner pointed to the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
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Initially, all participants enter for financial gain—a classic example of extrinsic motivation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Exiting the clean room and leaving the telescope behind is a little like exiting an operating room, passing back through successively less sterile chambers, doffing mask and outer garments, and rejoining the world of dirt and dust and grit and grime.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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Many oak tree species have thick outer bark that protects the inner cambium layer, from which new growth occurs.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
8 Feb. 2025
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Utilitarianism has died a rough death in the content mines, because views equal money, and if the pursuit of views is unchecked by ethics, then other people’s privacy becomes irrelevant.—
Kelsey McKinney,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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In the end, all the pre-festival chatter is pretty irrelevant, mind.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Swiss Army knife–approach to its design includes a central exterior deck area with four sofas, two portable fridges, and, of course, 16 cupholders.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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In the future, with the help of artificial intelligence, vehicles will be able to better predict range based on driving habits, driver, exterior weather conditions and other factors.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article When Vladimir Putin sent 100,000 Russian troops to his nation’s south-western border in early 2022, U.S. and foreign leaders expressed concerns about the potential for an invasion of Europe.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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Idaho dairy farmers employ thousands of workers, many of them foreign born and undocumented, and are generally opposed to mandatory E-Verify.—
Rachel Spacek,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Feb. 2025
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That bill was set for passage this week before Elon Musk went ballistic on social platform X, pointing out some real extraneous spending, as well as some misinformation, about what was in the bill.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
20 Dec. 2024
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That way, the team could cut extraneous questions that obscured a client’s true vulnerability and could be traumatizing for a client to talk through unnecessarily.—
Carly Stern,
Vox,
6 Dec. 2024
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The patchy and adventitious quality of Jameson’s reconstruction must make clear his difference as a thinker.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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The cut appears to have been high enough that the stump should still have enough adventitious buds to regrow.—
Jonathan Edwards,
Washington Post,
3 Oct. 2023
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How To Die Alone followed Mel (Rothwell), a broke, fat, Black JFK airport employee who’s never been in love and forgotten how to dream, until an accidental brush with death catapults her on a journey to finally take flight and start living by any means necessary.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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That's good enough for defending against a missile attack from a rogue state or an accidental missile launch by one of the world's other nuclear powers.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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“External.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/external. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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