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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
Teehan’s, at the northeast corner of Oak Park Avenue and North Street, is part of the village’s larger Harmony Square project that will include an outdoor music venue, north of the Oak Park Avenue Metra station.
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Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
The indiscriminate cuts risk permanent damage to Colorado’s federal public lands and threaten the rural communities that rely economically on outdoor recreation and tourism, Ridgway Mayor John Clark said in a news release.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2025
As for the backyard — equipped with a pool and outdoor seating area with a fireplace — fans may recognize it as the spot where many extravagant parties hosted by the family were held.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Ken’s zest for life was evident in his love for outdoor pursuits, including hunting, fishing, golfing, shooting clay pigeons, and more.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
The indiscriminate cuts risk permanent damage to Colorado’s federal public lands and threaten the rural communities that rely economically on outdoor recreation and tourism, Ridgway Mayor John Clark said in a news release.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2025
As for the backyard — equipped with a pool and outdoor seating area with a fireplace — fans may recognize it as the spot where many extravagant parties hosted by the family were held.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Ken’s zest for life was evident in his love for outdoor pursuits, including hunting, fishing, golfing, shooting clay pigeons, and more.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoor
Adjective
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For banger views and an open-air flair, Rio Bhongo is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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An open-air lift got me up to the porch of the charming 1897 Krouskoff House.—
Frances MacDougall,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Whitburn defended Cardenas when the Union-Tribune reported in 2022 that his chief of staff was running an outside consulting firm.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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District leaders did not engage an outside firm for the brief search, increasing the likelihood that the next superintendent could be an internal hire.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Cutouts at the top right of the inner display and the top center of the outer display house basic 8-megapixel cameras for selfies and video calls.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
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For her turn as a runway model, Pugh wore a set of spiky black false lashes that extended way past the outer corners of her eyes and allll the way up to the tippy-top of her brow.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The intelligent external inspection system can detect and alert defects in real time, while products are fully traceable with real-time quality monitoring throughout the production process.—
Li Jun,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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Schneider doesn’t have much history of spending big on external free-agent guards, and Ethan Pocic is the only interior lineman he’s drafted in the first two rounds (James Carpenter, Germain Ifedi and Justin Britt were selected to play tackle).—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Sure, some of their viewers are outdoorsy, but the shows aren’t just made for survivalists any more than shows about serial killers are made for, well, other serial killers.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside Online,
10 Feb. 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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“Outdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoor. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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