as in wilderness
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation
our family loves to hike and camp in the great outdoors
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Recent Examples of outdoors
Visit California, AFAR Media, 12 Mar. 2025
Pump its backlight to maximum, and the screen is visible outdoors on a sunny day.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Diet, daily exercise [mostly outdoors], sense of community [belonging], respect for others [and] the environment, less stress, etc.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Back in September, De Laurentiis shared a clip of Jade singing lead vocals outdoors in Los Angeles with her band, the Hours.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
Get outdoors in Yosemite and Lake Tahoe Courtesy of Visit California/Stephen Lam
For outdoor enthusiasts visiting California, the Bay Area is only the beginning.
—Visit California, AFAR Media, 12 Mar. 2025
Pump its backlight to maximum, and the screen is visible outdoors on a sunny day.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Diet, daily exercise [mostly outdoors], sense of community [belonging], respect for others [and] the environment, less stress, etc.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Back in September, De Laurentiis shared a clip of Jade singing lead vocals outdoors in Los Angeles with her band, the Hours.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoors
Adverb
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Slowing Down and Lotus-Inspired Dining The new season of The White Lotus opens with a meditation session in a glass pavilion, interrupted by gunshots heard outside.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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For people with itchy, water eyes, consider wearing glasses or sunglasses outside to help keep pollen out of your eyes.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Cedar Key sits off a part of Florida that is home to large swaths of mangrove wilderness, including Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve and Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the course of the nineteen-eighties, New York transformed from a flaming wasteland of muggings, languid professionalism, and underground parties into a despoiled wilderness of muggings, careerism, and public glitz.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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So, if any managers out there seek to drive performance, the series offers a timely reminder that integrating emotional and cognitive experiences is essential for fostering resilient, innovative teams.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Apart from its cool aesthetic, the blender is known for being the quietest out there.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Outdoors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoors. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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