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
Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
With the aid of intuitive, user-friendly landscape design software, exterior architects and designers can easily streamline the time-consuming practices that threaten to bog down projects.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2025
James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
The exterior has a neutral wooden finish with visible grain for an antique feel, and the rattan caning gives it a modern touch.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
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Adjective
Guests enter the glitzy space through the exterior entrance off the corner of Truman Road and Baltimore Avenue.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
With the aid of intuitive, user-friendly landscape design software, exterior architects and designers can easily streamline the time-consuming practices that threaten to bog down projects.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2025
Noun
The exterior of Google's headquarters at 550 Washington Street in Hudson Square, New York, on January 9, 2024.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
The exterior has a neutral wooden finish with visible grain for an antique feel, and the rattan caning gives it a modern touch.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exterior
Adjective
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The reason a ninth planet may exist is an unusual clustering of minor bodies in the Kuiper Belt — the outer solar system.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Massage Using your clean fingers, gently massage the area around your eyes to promote lymphatic drainage and reduce puffiness: Start at the inner corners of your eyes near the bridge of your nose, then use light, sweeping motions to move outward toward the outer corners.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
Noun
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However, this exact reason could be beneficial for sleepers with back pain, as well as heavier sleepers, who require a firmer surface to keep their spines happy and in alignment.—
Julia Forbes,
Wired News,
9 July 2025
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Plus, take the elbow grease out of scrubbing hard surfaces and opt for this electric spin scrubber that’s 42 percent off.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Jake Cronenworth flared a ball to right-center field that fell in front of diving center fielder Brandon Marsh and then bounced off his glove, allowing Cronenworth to jog into second with a double.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Erosion from bulimia often affects the backs of the teeth more than the fronts, since stomach acid typically contacts the inner surfaces first.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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“Exterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exterior. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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