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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

She told the court all that was done was the demolition of an outbuilding and some work on the foundations.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 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

The 500-square-foot outbuilding wasn’t where Stringer, an L.A.-based ceramicist, imagined setting up shop.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

When they had to cross open country again, John kept to the hedgerows so they would not be seen, and as they came nearer to Lindsay, he kept well away from every barn and outbuilding.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli




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