as in outdoor
of, relating to, or held in the open air
an open-air concert under the stars
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as in wilderness
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation
a family of city dwellers who can't wait to go camping in the open air
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Recent Examples of open-air
Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Luxury and sustainable design The building’s residential amenities occupy the 39th floor, including a two-story open-air terrace.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 24 May 2024
Food and Drink 1 of 2 Views from inside an open air restaurant
Julie Soefer/Courtesy of Hyatt
Executive Chef Victoria Shore shines with her seasonal explorations of farm-to-table southern seafood at Fleeting.
—Sheeka Sanahori, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Opening this month and operating through November, every day from 5 p.m. to midnight, the open-air space is nestled in the hotel’s famed hidden garden.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Luxury and sustainable design The building’s residential amenities occupy the 39th floor, including a two-story open-air terrace.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
Across from Koch's Country Kettle job was an open air concert venue that featured bluegrass music, which became Koch's introduction to country music, leading her to fall in love with the genre.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 24 May 2024
Food and Drink 1 of 2 Views from inside an open air restaurant
Julie Soefer/Courtesy of Hyatt
Executive Chef Victoria Shore shines with her seasonal explorations of farm-to-table southern seafood at Fleeting.
—Sheeka Sanahori, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for open-air
Adjective
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The main living space opens directly to an outdoor patio with a full outdoor living room and a 150-foot-long Olympic-sized infinity pool, which also overlooks the skyline and ocean.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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This gorgeous table and weather wicker armchairs are straight out of an outdoor dining furniture fantasy.—
Nora Taylor,
Architectural Digest,
28 Mar. 2025
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The division between who wants to be rescued and who wants to stay in the wilderness also gets bigger.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The plan for the night was to film the climactic scene where Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss) takes Bob Wiley (Murray) into the wilderness and straps 20 pounds of explosives to his chest in a last-ditch attempt to finally remove the patient from his life.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Objects that are outdoors should be secured and caution should be taken if driving.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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South Florida Sun Sentinel staff writer Bill Kearney covers the environment, the outdoors and tropical weather.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2025
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Things have gotten a little wild in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park, Illinois, where local cops accused a former cop of impersonating a current cop on Facebook.—
Nate Anderson,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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The following five organizations, ranging from a foundation focused on protecting and preserving the untamed wilds of Chile and Argentina to a 12-seat restaurant in Brooklyn using profits to fund the meals of those in need, are focused on selflessly serving the people and places around them.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Open-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-air. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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