as in outer
situated on the outside or farther out
the house's exterior walls badly need to be painted
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Recent Examples of exterior
Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
The men allegedly crawled out of the hole to a loading dock, scaled an exterior concrete wall of the jail complex and darted across a freeway to freedom.
—Kati Weis, CBS News, 29 May 2025
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The exterior of the Ford Theater in Washington, D.C., where President Lincoln was shot in 1865, looks ridiculous.
—Mac Engel
may 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
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Adjective
Though the original statues are gone from the Renwick Gallery, its exterior tympanum features one distinctive relic of the building’s past: a round medallion with a bronze relief profile portrait of William Corcoran.
—Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
The men allegedly crawled out of the hole to a loading dock, scaled an exterior concrete wall of the jail complex and darted across a freeway to freedom.
—Kati Weis, CBS News, 29 May 2025
Noun
The historic exterior of the building, which dates to 1899, won’t be changed.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The exterior of the Ford Theater in Washington, D.C., where President Lincoln was shot in 1865, looks ridiculous.
—Mac Engel
may 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
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Adjective
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Scientists hope to bring this technology to even larger telescopes, including the 4-meter Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaiʻi, promising an even closer look at the sun's outer layers.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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That’s all because of cooling properties like moisture-wicking outer shells and hypoallergenic, airy fill materials, such as lightweight down and mulberry silk.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
Noun
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At the distances within ν Octantis, that would allow considerable material to be drawn off the outer companion and pulled onto the surface of what's now the central star.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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Naturally, with her changing diet, her interest in culinary arts bubbled to the surface.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
22 May 2025
Noun
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He got patched up in France and went back to the front.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Footage from the Checkers location shows Mackey climbing out of the drive-thru window and walking to the front of the business, where the victim was, according to the affidavit.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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“Exterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exterior. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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