the open air
noun
: a location not in a building : the outdoors
He hung his clothes out to dry in the open air.
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Tuesday's game between the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks in the open air at Wrigley Field garnered the worst viewership ratings in the 17-year history of the annual event, averaging 920,000 viewers across TNT and truTV.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
And just like a snowball in the face, the eight-point star was hit with another layer of symbolism: a connection with the outdoors and nature, and a sense of freedom in the open air.
—Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 18 Dec. 2024
Stretching, yoga, meditating, deep breathing, crying, venting to your therapist, or screaming out into the open air are all healthy forms of letting it all out.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 16 June 2024
If long days in the saddle are on your schedule, adding a small wind screen to the Breakout will lessen the sail effect of your torso in the open air, but even an hour on the highway is comfortable sans bug screen.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
And just like a snowball in the face, the eight-point star was hit with another layer of symbolism: a connection with the outdoors and nature, and a sense of freedom in the open air.
—Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 18 Dec. 2024
Stretching, yoga, meditating, deep breathing, crying, venting to your therapist, or screaming out into the open air are all healthy forms of letting it all out.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 16 June 2024
If long days in the saddle are on your schedule, adding a small wind screen to the Breakout will lessen the sail effect of your torso in the open air, but even an hour on the highway is comfortable sans bug screen.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“The open air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20open%20air. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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