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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Passing through the outer wall, where radiation would have been concentrated, could have accounted for the older spike in iron-60, the UCSC team suggests.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2025
Some cotton aprons are wax-coated for a waterproof outer layer that’s easy to wipe clean without compromising washability.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Workers set up a temporary dock Monday in the outer lagoon along Carlsbad Boulevard south of Tamarack Avenue.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Cutouts at the top right of the inner display and the top center of the outer display house basic 8-megapixel cameras for selfies and video calls.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2025
Some cotton aprons are wax-coated for a waterproof outer layer that’s easy to wipe clean without compromising washability.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Workers set up a temporary dock Monday in the outer lagoon along Carlsbad Boulevard south of Tamarack Avenue.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Cutouts at the top right of the inner display and the top center of the outer display house basic 8-megapixel cameras for selfies and video calls.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Outer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outer. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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