outside of

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as in except
not including outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices

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as in beyond
out of the reach or sphere of budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise

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Recent Examples of outside of Every moment in the show is spent on the floor outside of some very brief flashbacks. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Days before, at another demonstration just outside of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, Maya, another 16-year-old girl, went even further with her language. Kara Fox, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025 The first all-Japanese baseball team outside of Japan, the Excelsior, was formed by the Reverend Takie Okumura in 1899 on Oahu. Rachel Ng, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025 Not to mention, their friendship is endearing to fans even outside of San Jose. Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outside of
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outside of
Preposition
  • At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
  • The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.
    NBC News, NBC News, 1 June 2020
Preposition
  • This initiative would expand the California Film Commission’s mandate beyond tax credits.
    Adam Bhala Lough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
  • In that mode, judges and lawyers abandon legal sobriety and bend the law beyond its recognizable contours in order to thwart Trump.
    The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
Preposition
  • There’s been a thread of vulnerability running concurrently beside superb highs for some time.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • On the grass beside the front-entrance sidewalk is a relocated plaque dedicated to the five founders of the Dania Beach Improvement Committee, framed by five new palm trees.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Preposition
  • Cultures of continuous improvement are necessary for visionary leaders to think outside the box and see their innovation through.
    Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • With a little over seven minutes left in the game Saturday and the Canadiens trailing 4-3, Matheson collected a puck just outside the Montreal blue line in the neutral zone and began skating up ice.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Preposition
  • Boston's starting pitching rotation will be without Lucas Giolito, Brayan Bello, and Kutter Crawford to begin the season as each pitcher is fighting an injury.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Sophomore Austin Gerken had three RBIs without getting a hit.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Preposition
  • But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
  • The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 31 May 2020
Preposition
  • The report found that approximately 200 truck drivers provided no other service other than shuttling other workers from place to place, then remained in their vehicles while other employees did some actual work.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Authorities told the Associated Press that no one was injured and no property other than vehicles was damaged.
    Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
  • Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.
    Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 30 May 2020

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“Outside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outside%20of. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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