as in stranger
a person who is not native to or known to a community
she seems to enjoy the odd distinction of being the only outsider in such a small community
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Not in Bentonville, the small Northwest Arkansas town known mostly by outsiders for its Walmart connection.
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John Oseid, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
State of play: First up, Paramount and Skydance are eyeing a first-half closure of their massively complicated two-part deal that will see Shari Redstone give up her family's empire to David Ellison, a relative outsider who will immediately become one of Hollywood's most important figures.
—Tim Baysinger, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
These experiments, interspersed with short spells in power for the more conventional parties of the center-left, show an electorate drawn to stronger and stronger versions of outsider posturing and populist extremism.
—Moisés Naím, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
Few outsiders have gotten a glimpse of Stardust’s plans, and the company has not publicly released details about its technology, its business model, or exactly who works at its company.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
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John Oseid, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
State of play: First up, Paramount and Skydance are eyeing a first-half closure of their massively complicated two-part deal that will see Shari Redstone give up her family's empire to David Ellison, a relative outsider who will immediately become one of Hollywood's most important figures.
—Tim Baysinger, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
These experiments, interspersed with short spells in power for the more conventional parties of the center-left, show an electorate drawn to stronger and stronger versions of outsider posturing and populist extremism.
—Moisés Naím, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
Few outsiders have gotten a glimpse of Stardust’s plans, and the company has not publicly released details about its technology, its business model, or exactly who works at its company.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsider. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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