outgoing
adjective
out·go·ing
ˈau̇t-ˌgō-iŋ 
-ˌgȯ(-)iŋ
1
a
: going away : departing
an outgoing ship
b
: retiring or withdrawing from a place or position
the outgoing president
c
: directed to an intended recipient
outgoing mail
2
: openly friendly and responsive : extroverted
His outgoing personality made him popular at school.
outgoingness
noun
Examples of outgoing in a Sentence
Outgoing mail goes in this box.
a salesman whose aggressively outgoing personality could sometimes be overbearing
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Lindsay first joined the city of Aurora alongside outgoing Mayor Richard Irvin when he was first elected in 2017.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The story starts in 1908, when outgoing President Theodore Roosevelt handpicked a successor, the lawyerly Taft.
—Amity Shlaes, National Review, 8 May 2025
The tensions saw outgoing Chancellor Scholz, who is part of the SPD, sack former finance minister Christian Lindner — which in turn saw his Free Democratic Party exit the coalition.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 5 May 2025
May 2, 2025 The designation of the AfD as extremist came as a surprise, as it was made with just days left for an outgoing caretaker government.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The story starts in 1908, when outgoing President Theodore Roosevelt handpicked a successor, the lawyerly Taft.
—Amity Shlaes, National Review, 8 May 2025
The tensions saw outgoing Chancellor Scholz, who is part of the SPD, sack former finance minister Christian Lindner — which in turn saw his Free Democratic Party exit the coalition.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 5 May 2025
May 2, 2025 The designation of the AfD as extremist came as a surprise, as it was made with just days left for an outgoing caretaker government.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
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outgoing
adjective
out·go·ing
ˈau̇t-ˌgō-iŋ
1
a
: going out : departing
outgoing tide
b
: retiring from a position
the outgoing governor
2
: being at ease and friendly when dealing with others
an outgoing person
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