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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The scale of this change is hard for outsiders to grasp.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Few outsiders may know, for example, that Ohtani comes back to the city every year or so to visit his parents.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
State of play: Compared to the other leading candidates in the race who sit on the city council, Wilson has intentionally positioned himself as a political outsider and has capitalized on their foibles to emerge as a front-runner in the final weeks ahead of Election Day.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Farrell’s Penguin has lost the fanciful elements of the comics, but does depict the character as an outsider who desperately craves respect.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Few outsiders may know, for example, that Ohtani comes back to the city every year or so to visit his parents.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
State of play: Compared to the other leading candidates in the race who sit on the city council, Wilson has intentionally positioned himself as a political outsider and has capitalized on their foibles to emerge as a front-runner in the final weeks ahead of Election Day.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Farrell’s Penguin has lost the fanciful elements of the comics, but does depict the character as an outsider who desperately craves respect.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsider. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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