as in exterior
situated on the outside or farther out
the outer edge of the blade of your figure skate always wears out faster than the inner because you use it more
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That would be impossible, because America’s outer-space technology far outstrips theirs.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
The outer petals can be yellow, white, or pink.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
All peonies have a center of stamens and at least five or more large outer petals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
The flower has a row of large outer petals (guard petals) encircling a center of petalodes or small, narrow yellow inner petals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
The outer petals can be yellow, white, or pink.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
All peonies have a center of stamens and at least five or more large outer petals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
The flower has a row of large outer petals (guard petals) encircling a center of petalodes or small, narrow yellow inner petals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Outer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outer. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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