as in wilderness
that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation
our family loves to hike and camp in the great outdoors
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Recent Examples of outdoors
Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
Heatstroke was something that occurred outdoors — patients did not develop heatstroke inside the assumed safety of a hospital environment.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Among the premiere offerings at the center are its Community Table dinners set outdoors on Saturday nights through November.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm:
To lower the risk of lightning strikes, when going outdoors, develop a plan to reach a safer spot.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
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Adverb
Girls as young as 7 were peacefully asleep in the cabins where, days before, their parents had dropped them off for the season’s second session, expecting their daughters would spend the summer outdoors enjoying everything from archery to yoga together.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
Heatstroke was something that occurred outdoors — patients did not develop heatstroke inside the assumed safety of a hospital environment.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Among the premiere offerings at the center are its Community Table dinners set outdoors on Saturday nights through November.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm:
To lower the risk of lightning strikes, when going outdoors, develop a plan to reach a safer spot.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoors
Adverb
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These convenient compact containers serve as the in-between step before scraps make it outside.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 July 2025
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And the versatile Hobbs can play outside or inside, but must clean up his missed tackle rate of 22.2%.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Lost Dutchman State Park puts people up close to the craggy mountains' wilderness with abundant saguaro cactuses in the foreground, which can be seen from hiking trails ranging from easy to difficult.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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Primary concerns are recreation/PCT, wilderness values and firefighter safety in rough terrain.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 July 2025
Adverb
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Though with on again, off again tariff negotiations, there’s no guarantee of smooth sailing from here on out.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Using a multicolored bat and down to his last out, Caminero took three pitches and hit a liner to left.—
Ronald Blum,
Baltimore Sun,
15 July 2025
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“Outdoors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoors. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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