as in outer
situated on the outside or farther out
the wall's outward face is painted over with a colorful mural honoring illustrious members of the community
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as in face
outward and often deceptive indication
never was there in a man such a fine, heroic outward and such a cowardly interior
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Recent Examples of outward
PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Large, continent-sized countries such as the United States tend to look inward more than outward.
—Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2012
According to this study, the return trip effect (which makes the return trip seem 17-22% shorter on average!) is seen even when people take different routes on the outward and return trips.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2014
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Adjective
Even with the outward lenses nearly transparent, the projection is easy to see in all but the brightest ambient light.
—PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Large, continent-sized countries such as the United States tend to look inward more than outward.
—Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
The tendril-like structures radiating outward are not real, but are artifacts of the image processing techniques.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2012
According to this study, the return trip effect (which makes the return trip seem 17-22% shorter on average!) is seen even when people take different routes on the outward and return trips.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outward
Adjective
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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
Noun
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Enzo Maresca had no difficulty in pinpointing the precise moment a positive Chelsea performance against Bournemouth began to disintegrate in the face of familiar flaws.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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In the face of management hostility, why should labor care about any employer’s needs and priorities?—
Peter Georgescu,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Allwood even sells additional wall planks and an exterior awning (currently unavailable) as optional add-ons.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Jan. 2025
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Water pipes in unheated basements or along exterior walls should be insulated against the cold, either with insulation or products like pipe sleeves or heat tape.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2025
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Jimmy Fallon asked Jost on his Monday, Jan. 20, appearance on The Tonight Show.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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As he was being transferred from a Cabarrus County shelter, a worker at Lake Norman Humane couldn’t help but notice his appearance.—
Simone Jasper,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Jan. 2025
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What To Know On Saturday night, the day when a federal law requiring a sale or a ban of TikTok went into effect, TikTok went dark for millions of users across the country.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The party was sponsored by the beleaguered app, which was temporarily banned on Saturday night thanks to a law Biden championed and signed into effect last year that would force the app to shut down in the U.S. unless it was sold to a U.S. company.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2025
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Having goals can create the impression that decisions are being made based on race or gender.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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The song’s coronation on Regional Mexican Airplay comes after a 14% gain in audience impressions, to 7.7 million, logged in the tracking week of Jan. 3-9, according to Luminate.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
15 Jan. 2025
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The season finale once again takes various characters to a seeming point of no return, and in a way that plays smartly in conversation with events from the end of Season One.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2025
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To these seeming conundrums Mian offers several plausible explanations.—
Harper's Magazine,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Mar. 2024
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Gaza's slowly dwindling population may limp on from year to year in makeshift camps fed and served by charities that can do nothing to rebuild the shattered infrastructure, or provide a semblance of normal life.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Despite being at fault for the Bournemouth penalty, Lavia was one of Chelsea’s better performers and almost immediately after he was substituted in the 56th minute, any semblance of balance in the home side’s midfield disintegrated.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Outward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outward. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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