Outside of and Within

Outside of

Outside of preposition - Out of the reach or sphere of.
Usage example: budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise
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Synonyms for Outside of

Within is an antonym for outside of.

Within

Within noun - An interior or internal part.

Outside of is an antonym for within in out topic.

Both terms in one sentence

  • During his tenure as Khan of the Wolves, and later ilKhan of the Clans, he outwits multiple rivals both within and outside of the clans.
  • A modern reader who is overly familiar with the concept (and often poor implementation) of Draco in Leather Pants stories, both within and outside of the Harry Potter fandom, may well find this story's concept relatively unoriginal.
  • Since these are in-jokes, you'd be hardpressed to find them outside of TV Tropes, but within, they are memetic.
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