variants also outdoors
as in open-air
of, relating to, or held in the open air an outdoor picnic is always at the mercy of the weather, of course

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Recent Examples of outdoor Plenty of other teams have followed suit, between the Tampa Bay Lightning’s outdoor areas and Tesla coil; the Seattle Kraken’s flying fish; and how the Vegas Golden Knights have … well, there’s a lot going on at T-Mobile Arena. James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 There’s a heated pool and pool house, outdoor kitchen, two-car garage and three-vehicle carport. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025 At 105 ppb, an Ozone Action Alert is triggered, indicating that even short outdoor exposure could be harmful to at-risk groups. Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025 Burning hydrogen-methane blends releases more nitrogen oxides than burning methane alone, increasing indoor and outdoor air pollution. Jesse Kuehn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outdoor
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  • Guests can delight in the inventive Latin cuisine at the signature open-air restaurant COMAL, helmed by powerhouse Chef Loza, Mediterranean fusion at the indoor restaurant YAYA, and relax at TnT, the toes-in-the-sand taco and tequila bar.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Weisberg said the wardrobe is more relaxed at the open-air Steinbrenner; staffers can wear jerseys—allowing for better airflow in the Florida heat—as well as sneakers, sun hats and ponchos when necessary.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • As a two-night showcase amid a week of hype, WrestleMania has turned into a festival, and the residual interest in outside shows is a business unto itself.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • But critics have called for outside oversight, with civil liberty advocates warning the administration is rushing to deport individuals without offering full evidence to support allegations of gang affiliation.
    Tara Suter, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
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  • The figs would cook until their tough outer skin softened and some began to burst open to gently ooze their seedy pulp, thickening the mixture into a grainy, molasses-brown syrup, while other figs remained whole, their thick stems still attached.
    Claude Barilleaux, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Drivers traveling south from Ouray to Silverton, will be on the steep outer side of the highway, while those driving north (from Silverton to Ouray) will hug the inside of the cliff face.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • The reversal, perhaps typical of our time, is that, whereas the Welles broadcast was a program that, heard indoors, thrust people in terror out-of-doors, our drone panic involves an outdoor occurrence that people race inside to make sense of.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The reversal, perhaps typical of our time, is that, whereas the Welles broadcast was a program that, heard indoors, thrust people in terror out-of-doors, our drone panic involves an outdoor occurrence that people race inside to make sense of.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • The team was able to remove the external support in October and added a dental acrylic covering over the gap in the bone until late March.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
  • But these laws have not historically extended to child influencers and social media stars — leaving the influencer space largely free of guidelines and any external accountability.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • Tough, athletic, sturdy, outdoorsy, reliable Most businesses focus on a couple of these.
    Sabine Leveiller, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Read Next National Magnetic cattle ranch for sale in Wyoming is outdoorsy dream.
    TJ Macias, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Outdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoor. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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