the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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Stainless steel cleaner, such as Bar Keeper's Friend How To Clean The Outside Of A Glass Oven Door
San Angelo suggests a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water to clean the outside of the glass oven door.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025
Astronaut Butch Wilmore swabs the outside of the space station for microorganisms during Thursday's spacewalk.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Outside linebacker Jared Verse was named the PFWA’s Defensive Rookie of the Year after a six-sack, 77-pressure season that somehow did more talking than the outside linebacker did on his own.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025
During the match, McDonagh executed a springboard moonsault to the outside, landing on Ivar, but the momentum of the move caused his neck to whip backward and crash violently into the announce desk.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025
Astronaut Butch Wilmore swabs the outside of the space station for microorganisms during Thursday's spacewalk.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Outside linebacker Jared Verse was named the PFWA’s Defensive Rookie of the Year after a six-sack, 77-pressure season that somehow did more talking than the outside linebacker did on his own.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025
During the match, McDonagh executed a springboard moonsault to the outside, landing on Ivar, but the momentum of the move caused his neck to whip backward and crash violently into the announce desk.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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