inside of

preposition

: inside

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No one inside of the home was injured, according to police. — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 Additionally, many of these influencers subsequently did not make any social media posts showing the public anything inside of the binders. — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025 Like, there's a dish, there's an entire dish with a sort of slate of elements inside of it. — Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2025 Any water, typically rainwater, that comes into contact with a sinkhole stays inside of it, draining into the subsurface. — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inside of

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First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inside of was in 1836

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“Inside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inside%20of. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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