the outside
noun
: an area around or near something (such as a building)
The house looks nice from the outside.
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Meals that are made on the streets [the outside world].
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Bob Guccione Jr., SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
This growth produces xylem cells to the outside and phloem cells to the inside; xylem conducts water and minerals from the roots up into the tree branches and leaves while phloem conducts sugar made in leaves in the opposite direction.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
This was Smith telling us that the interior is simply shelter, and not any more important than the outside world.
—The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
Curb Appeal Updates Your home might be perfect inside, but a buyer won’t step foot inside unless the outside matches.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
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Bob Guccione Jr., SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
This growth produces xylem cells to the outside and phloem cells to the inside; xylem conducts water and minerals from the roots up into the tree branches and leaves while phloem conducts sugar made in leaves in the opposite direction.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
This was Smith telling us that the interior is simply shelter, and not any more important than the outside world.
—The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
Curb Appeal Updates Your home might be perfect inside, but a buyer won’t step foot inside unless the outside matches.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for the outside
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“The outside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20outside. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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