plural outings
1
: a brief usually outdoor pleasure trip
2
: an athletic competition or race
also
: an appearance therein
3
: a usually public presentation or appearance (as in a particular role)
her first outing as a novelist
4
: the public disclosure of the covert sexual orientation or gender identity of a prominent person
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Then his outing against the Bulls should quell some concerns.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Dec. 2025
The King’s outing came as he was announced as the new patron of Cancer Research UK.
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Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings!
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Kill scenes ripped from the overtly pervy inaugural outing come back to life.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Dec. 2025
The King’s outing came as he was announced as the new patron of Cancer Research UK.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings!
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Kill scenes ripped from the overtly pervy inaugural outing come back to life.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Outing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outing. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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outing
noun
out·ing
ˈau̇t-iŋ 
: a brief usually outdoor pleasure trip
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