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outwards

British  
/ ˈaʊtwədz /

adverb

  1. towards the outside; out

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Outwards and in multiple directions is his approach, moving incrementally.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Outwards, still outwards, Till on the brink of twilight They swirl downwards silently, Flurry of snow in the void.

From Goblins and Pagodas by Fletcher, John Gould

Outwards as well as inwards the packet boats were, at the beginning of the eighteenth century, carrying goods in defiance of regulation and of law.

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert

At 21 Outwards and 27 Inwards Camp we rested the horses, some of which were very sore-footed and tired.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William

Outwards the chant extending, reaches the hollows of the valley, rolling over the shortened stubble, where the plough already begins the first verse of a new time.

From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Jefferies, Richard

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