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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Recent Examples of outsider
This is what happens when the general manager who built the team (Chris Grier) gets fired, is replaced by an outsider (interim GM Champ Kelly), and the franchise intends on starting fresh.
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Omar Kelly
november 4, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
In each case, widespread outsider success in the legislature delivered disruption – but not necessarily effective governance.
—Jeff Harden, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Even as tourists from around the world wander the cemetery, the Jiménez family treats the holiday as a sacred communion, inviting outsiders only to witness and participate respectfully.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Charlotte is not faring much better, immediately picking up on her outsider status in this lily-white town, and the way her new neighbors offer only bare-minimum politeness.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
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Omar Kelly
november 4, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
In each case, widespread outsider success in the legislature delivered disruption – but not necessarily effective governance.
—Jeff Harden, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Even as tourists from around the world wander the cemetery, the Jiménez family treats the holiday as a sacred communion, inviting outsiders only to witness and participate respectfully.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Charlotte is not faring much better, immediately picking up on her outsider status in this lily-white town, and the way her new neighbors offer only bare-minimum politeness.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outsider
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsider
Noun
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But the man who caught her eye in the end was practically a stranger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Across the room, a stranger was playing a nine-foot concert grand.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The foreigners, almost without exception, refuse to formally abjure Christianity, though that is one way to gain liberty.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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This growth has been bolstered by Vision 2030 reforms that will allow freehold ownership for foreigners starting in 2026.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsider. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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