outside of

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as in except
not including outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices

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as in beyond
out of the reach or sphere of budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise

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Recent Examples of outside of Also available was Emergency SOS, where antennas connect directly to a satellite, enabling messaging with emergency services when outside of cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025 Under United Nations refugee conventions, to which the U.K. is signatory, people cannot be punished for seeking asylum in a country by arriving outside of regular immigration routes. Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 Aldermen are able to take an item outside of the committee if it has not been considered for two months. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025 Wake Forest Profile Strengths: Relatively clean resume (one loss outside of Q1), excellent resume metrics. Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outside of
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Preposition
  • At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
  • The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.
    NBC News, NBC News, 1 June 2020
Preposition
  • The Senators get a player who can help them now and possibly beyond for a manageable cost.
    Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
  • While the pop star’s sentiment may have been well-intentioned (but slightly misguided), thankfully her track record on speaking out for LGBTQ+ people extends far beyond the star of a cringey and offensive Netflix musical.
    James Factora, Them, 7 Mar. 2025
Preposition
  • The fridge cost around $100,000 to create, and there is an additional fridge and freezer for meats and dairy products in the kitchen right beside the walk-in fridge, Lavallie added.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • When the husband sinks lifelessly into the queen’s arms, her mother-self, sitting beside her, stares straight ahead and opens her mouth wide in a silent scream.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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  • Watkins struggled from deep, going 0-for-4 from three, and the Trojans as a whole shot just 21.1% from outside the arc.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The Hurricanes subsequently boasted the No. 1 scoring offense in the country but also finished the 2024 season ranked just outside the College Football Playoffs at 13.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
Preposition
  • Seven others have won two or more acting Oscars without losing one, but none have done so in the best actor category.
    Sarah Whitten,Sara Salinas,Russell Leung, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The team did its damage that inning without even hitting a home run.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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  • But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
  • The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 31 May 2020
Preposition
  • Something feels off — something other than Elon Musk’s waving that chain saw.
    Donald Jason Raymond, National Review, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Some scenes happen in real time for seemingly no reason other than to pad a tight six episodes to a more lucrative 10-episode run.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Preposition
  • Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
  • Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.
    Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 30 May 2020

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“Outside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outside%20of. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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