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also outdoors
as in open-air
of, relating to, or held in the open air
an outdoor picnic is always at the mercy of the weather, of course
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Recent Examples of outdoor
This floor also holds an outdoor deck that leads down to a private, landscaped backyard—a rarity for the Big Apple.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
When the weather gets warmer, the duo will move to an outdoor habitat, which includes a large pool and underwater viewing windows.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news and cutting-edge gear reviews.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 3 Jan. 2025
The parent of Wilson, Salomon and Arc’teryx, Amer has been riding a wave of enthusiasm over late summer stimulus efforts in mainland China, where the company is focused on finding growth as outdoor clothing and racket sports meet receptive consumers.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
When the weather gets warmer, the duo will move to an outdoor habitat, which includes a large pool and underwater viewing windows.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news and cutting-edge gear reviews.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 3 Jan. 2025
The parent of Wilson, Salomon and Arc’teryx, Amer has been riding a wave of enthusiasm over late summer stimulus efforts in mainland China, where the company is focused on finding growth as outdoor clothing and racket sports meet receptive consumers.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoor
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In modern terms, a Presidential Inauguration is an open-air branding opportunity.David Remnick, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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The stylish, 29-room resort overlooking two private beaches now has a heated infinity pool, state-of-the-art fitness center, yoga studio, an open-air cocktail bar built to face the sunset, an elegant seafood restaurant, and two pickleball courts.Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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A lot of the tension appeared to come from outside pressures… There was very much a divide-and-conquer get-up happening.Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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But the department was not requesting outside assistance, contrary to the claim.BrieAnna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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The northeast Pacific transient population occurs throughout the coastal waters of the British Columbia province and the northeast Pacific offshore population are seen less frequently, but are known to travel widely in the outer coastal waters of British Columbia.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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On issue after issue, Trump has pushed the outer limits of presidential power.Philip Klinkner, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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The reversal, perhaps typical of our time, is that, whereas the Welles broadcast was a program that, heard indoors, thrust people in terror out-of-doors, our drone panic involves an outdoor occurrence that people race inside to make sense of.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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But as rain goes, Friday’s did not seem notably heavy, and no great determination or stout umbrella seemed needed to defy the drops and venture into the out-of-doors.Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2023
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The saga led to a separate investigation by the Charity Commission for England and Wales which saw an external fixer Michael Wynne-Parker banned from being a charity trustee for 12 years.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Before World War II, the United States engaged in external affairs only episodically, and none of those episodes lasted very long.Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Melillo and his husband, Lance Miletich, decamped to Miami from New York six years ago, looking for a more outdoorsy, sunny life for their always-on-the-go toddler.Mark Holgate, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
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Gabi wants an honest, outdoorsy man who will always put her first.Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2023
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“Outdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoor. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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