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outdoors

[out-dawrz, -dohrz] / ˌaʊtˈdɔrz, -ˈdoʊrz /


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The warmer temperatures also spurred the state’s residents to head outdoors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

They compared four versions and collected nine months of performance data before selecting a final prototype, which they tested outdoors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

They were outdoors working from dawn to dusk, and many ended up with frostbite on their hands and feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"He expanded our sense of what exploration can be," REI said, adding that Whittaker also became a prominent voice advocating for the protection of the outdoors.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

All morning she played outdoors in the snow with Alice and Ella and Peter and Mary, making pictures.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder