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excursion, jaunt, junket, ramble, sally, sashay, sortie, spin
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Jaylen Hoard, who joined the Blazers on a two-way deal after going undrafted out of Wake Forest, had a solid outing with nine points and six rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench. — oregonlive.com, "Portland Trail Blazers drop summer league opener to Detroit Pistons, 93-73: Live updates recap," 6 July 2019 Starting pitcher Trevor Richards had a rough outing for Miami. — Christian Simmons, sun-sentinel.com, "Marlins fall to Max Scherzer, Nationals in first game back home after strong road trip," 25 June 2019 McHugh, who already has two minor league outings, will throw back-to-back on Friday and Saturday with Class AA Corpus Christi. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros leaning toward seven-man bullpen," 19 June 2019 Lucchesi had his best outing of the season on Monday, blanking the Brewers for seven innings while allowing three runs and three walks with five strikeouts. — Michael Beller, SI.com, "Stock Ticker: Expect Edwin Encarnacion to Rise in the Heart of Yankees' Lineup," 18 June 2019 CrowdStrike's success stands in contrast to other companies that have had weaker outings in the market. — Anneken Tappe, CNN, "CrowdStrike soars in public debut," 12 June 2019 The right-handed Bower, meanwhile, didn’t have a typical outing. — Tony Baranek, Daily Southtown, "Good Morgan: Lindsay Morgan sparks 3-run third inning as Huntley stuns Marist in 4A state semifinals," 8 June 2019 Prince Harry had a royal family outing today at Buckingham Palace, attending a garden party hosted by the queen with his cousins, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Prince Harry Attends a Garden Party with the Queen, Princess Eugenie, and Princess Beatrice at Buckingham Palace," 29 May 2019 Oakland starters have three consecutive scoreless outings of at least six innings for the first time since Aug. 24-26, 2005, by Kirk Saarloos, Barry Zito and Joe Blanton. — Janie Mccauley, The Seattle Times, "Canha hits 2-run HR, Anderson sharp as A’s top Angels 4-2," 30 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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