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outbuilding

[out-bil-ding] / ˈaʊtˌbɪl dɪŋ /
NOUN
barn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Still wearing his black-tie outfit and flanked by Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth, Trump told reporters that the attempt only strengthened his resolve to finish the White House outbuilding.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

A 52-year-old man was found dead in an outbuilding off the A1133 in Langford, near Newark in Nottinghamshire, shortly after 10:15 GMT on Saturday.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

The Wiltshire Council signed off on his plans to build an ornamental outbuilding, a three-story extension, the lake and a driveway that curves around it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

An outbuilding separate from a main house in Malibu Knolls burned, but other homes around it were unscathed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

When Auntie Fatmata saw me hopping from foot to foot, she led me to an outbuilding with toilets, which were really only holes in the ground, covered with a wooden plank.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince




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