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
Adjective
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As Derek Thompson wrote earlier this month in The Atlantic, more and more Americans are retreating from in-person social interactions, turning instead to smartphones and other devices in search of intimacy.—
Maytal Eyal,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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From fashion to music to social justice, Black WNBA players are at the forefront.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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My interactions with other people became fraught with anxiety almost immediately upon making the switch; even a friendly handshake held the potential for disaster.—
Chioma Nnadi,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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While the link between the Maduro regime and the Tren de Aragua has for long been suspected, the news coming out of Chile this week is being viewed as further evidence that the links between the two go beyond a friendly relationship.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The upper chamber has been slightly more hospitable terrain for Trump skeptics within the party than the House.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
13 Jan. 2025
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To me, the ending leaves as an open question whether Tóth has retreated to illusory safe ground or found a more hospitable home.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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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