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
Second, the object had to have originated within that country’s modern borders; for example, Turkey would have no claim to an object from an outlying Ottoman province.
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Matthew Campbell,
Bloomberg,
22 May 2026
Each of the three main structures and the smaller outlying buildings will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to either be refurbished or demolished.
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Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
The proposal asks voters to approve a 10-year, $570 million millage in August to improve and expand bus services, specifically targeting outlying former 'opt-out' Wayne County communities where bus service is sparse.
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Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
By 1890, the population of Los Angeles had nearly quintupled, and land speculation in the city’s outlying areas, from the coast to the mountains, was rampant.
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Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Matthew Campbell,
Bloomberg,
22 May 2026
Each of the three main structures and the smaller outlying buildings will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to either be refurbished or demolished.
—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
The proposal asks voters to approve a 10-year, $570 million millage in August to improve and expand bus services, specifically targeting outlying former 'opt-out' Wayne County communities where bus service is sparse.
—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
By 1890, the population of Los Angeles had nearly quintupled, and land speculation in the city’s outlying areas, from the coast to the mountains, was rampant.
—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlying
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Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.
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This is no longer an isolated contamination event but a broader patterns that is reflecting back human chemical usage in ways that were not anticipated when modern wastewater systems were designed.
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This drag fellowship begins to wreak havoc in the secluded state that echoes medieval times.
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For time on the water, a private yacht charter is one of the few ways to reach the peninsula's most secluded coves, which are inaccessible by car.
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlying. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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