as in isolated
far away from the center of a place
The family lives in an outlying area of the city. the country's outlying islands
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Recent Examples of outlying
The first part of the trip cut through several townships, the outlying communities that the government restricted nonwhite South Africans to during apartheid and that today still largely suffer the effects of poor investment.
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Lee-Ann Olwage, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The Polish community moved to the outlying city neighborhoods and the suburbs.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
The first part of the trip cut through several townships, the outlying communities that the government restricted nonwhite South Africans to during apartheid and that today still largely suffer the effects of poor investment.
—Lee-Ann Olwage, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The ship was detained by Taiwanese authorities in February near where a cable linking Taiwan's main island with outlying Penghu County had been damaged.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Lee-Ann Olwage, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The Polish community moved to the outlying city neighborhoods and the suburbs.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
The first part of the trip cut through several townships, the outlying communities that the government restricted nonwhite South Africans to during apartheid and that today still largely suffer the effects of poor investment.
—Lee-Ann Olwage, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The ship was detained by Taiwanese authorities in February near where a cable linking Taiwan's main island with outlying Penghu County had been damaged.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlying
Adjective
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Stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There is also an outdoor adventure course, a splash zone, and non-motorized water sports at the secluded beachfront.—
Kareema Bee,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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Without a secluded period and monitoring, officials said the birds could have been a risk for spreading zoonotic diseases, such as bird flu.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlying. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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