as in outer
situated on the outside or farther out
the wall's outward face is painted over with a colorful mural honoring illustrious members of the community
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as in face
outward and often deceptive indication
never was there in a man such a fine, heroic outward and such a cowardly interior
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Recent Examples of outward
Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Chinese outward investment reached $174 billion last year, a 7% increase.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Its football-field-size platform holds the turbine in the center, and three legs extend tripod-like outward, like a Christmas-tree stand.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
As this process is the main source of energy produced by the sun, this will mean the outward pressure that stops the sun from collapsing under its own gravity also ceases.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Chinese outward investment reached $174 billion last year, a 7% increase.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
As fuel supplies, shipping routes and markets are disrupted, the effects ripple outwards, increasing hunger risks well beyond the region.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Its football-field-size platform holds the turbine in the center, and three legs extend tripod-like outward, like a Christmas-tree stand.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outward
Adjective
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If those platforms' outer defenses are no longer reliable, what exactly is standing between your data and someone who wants it?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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This X-ray glow is radiated when the heavy ions of the solar wind, like carbon and oxygen, grab an electron from neutral atoms in either our outer atmosphere or the heliosphere.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Crow-Armstrong had a similar look on his face when that history came up again Friday.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The second group, Grand Penn Partners, is the corporate face of a plan to rebuild Penn Station as a Neo-classical complex.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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This pair from Reebok reminds me of Oprah’s with its tan- and white- exterior and lace-up design.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Taking shelter means moving away from windows and exterior walls and into an interior room.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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During their time together, Snead and McVay built teams that have played in two Super Bowls, winning one, and made eight playoff appearances.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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His most notable appearance was back in 2011.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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No immediate impact likely for world oil markets The UAE’s withdrawal from OPEC won’t necessarily have any immediate effects in markets.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Yet another secondary effect of the Iran war is the expansion of modern drone warfare to the Persian Gulf region.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sadiq ended up going 16th to the New York Jets, but my impression is the Panthers would have taken Freeling over him anyway.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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After all, your garage door is one of your home's opportunities to make a first impression.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Little matchsticks lie flat on its surface, and then suddenly pop up and jitter across its surface, only to fall again, in seeming exhaustion.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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To remedy this seeming deficiency in power, the marque’s then-head of racing, Erich Waxenberger, set up a skunkworks program to create a more potent Pagoda.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2026
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Whatever happens, there is at least a semblance of a nucleus for USC to build around this spring.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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While the wide-leg denim trend is making way for slimmer styles in 2026, most fashion-forward celebs and trendsetters have doubled-down on baggy denim by letting their hems puddle to the ground, as if to viscerally reject any semblance of structure.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Outward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outward. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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