as in exterior
situated on the outside or farther out
the outer edge of the blade of your figure skate always wears out faster than the inner because you use it more
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The magazine’s graphic artists designed the outer box of the original rape kit to feature a bright-blue line drawing of a woman’s face swathed in a thick mane of wavy hair.
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Sheila McClear, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Most designs incorporate a rubberized outer casing that provides a good grip.
—Matt Morris, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
The sun’s outer atmosphere, called the corona, appears in yellow.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Coronal holes appear as dark areas in the sun's corona — the outer atmosphere — when viewed in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and soft X-ray imagery, according to NOAA.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Sheila McClear, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Most designs incorporate a rubberized outer casing that provides a good grip.
—Matt Morris, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
The sun’s outer atmosphere, called the corona, appears in yellow.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Coronal holes appear as dark areas in the sun's corona — the outer atmosphere — when viewed in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and soft X-ray imagery, according to NOAA.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Outer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outer. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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