as in social
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
a salesman whose aggressively outgoing personality could sometimes be overbearing
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Recent Examples of outgoing
In a statement, the attorney who advocated for Peltier's parole praised the outgoing president.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
In the final hours of his tenure, outgoing President Joe Biden issued a series of pardons, including some preemptive clemency for unspecified crimes.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Lafayette Regional Airport in Louisiana closed down on Tuesday morning just after 8 a.m. and canceled all incoming and outgoing flights.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The move outraged the FBI Agents Association and came days after outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray sent a letter to Biden urging him not to free the killer.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
In the final hours of his tenure, outgoing President Joe Biden issued a series of pardons, including some preemptive clemency for unspecified crimes.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Lafayette Regional Airport in Louisiana closed down on Tuesday morning just after 8 a.m. and canceled all incoming and outgoing flights.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The move outraged the FBI Agents Association and came days after outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray sent a letter to Biden urging him not to free the killer.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgoing
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In this scenario, TikTok would die a slow death, as its technology degrades and its social fabric weakens with users departing for other platforms.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
15 Jan. 2025
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Both photographers placed their art in the service of advocacy and fostering human connection, their respective practices at once embodying and expanding on Parks’s commitment to social justice and community engagement.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 Jan. 2025
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The first international match of the year for Costa Rica is here, and they're headed to Orlando's Inter & Co Stadium on Wednesday to take on the USA in what's shaping up to be a lively friendly.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Pochettino didn’t need either of them in the USMNT’s 3-0 friendly win over Costa Rica last night — but far bigger examinations lie ahead.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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In an even less hospitable part of Utah Territory, an injured horse prompts Isaac to stop for the night, the rest of which is spent getting to know his companions a bit better.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2025
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The weather was relatively hospitable for late December on the future site of the Mall of America.—
Kevin Cusick,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2025
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This personality type is often very extroverted and results-driven.—
Nicholas Freund,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2022
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Channeling that free-spirited theme, Maserati has just-unveiled the MC20 Cielo Spyder, which expands the MC20 supercar’s persona into a more extroverted and seemingly care-free direction.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
25 May 2022
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“Outgoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgoing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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