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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Level 33 plans to release it next month in North American theaters, ahead of a later digital outing.
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
Related Stories The ribbon-cutting ceremony wasn’t the group’s first outing to the museum.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2024
Why' This Is Us' Star Gerald McRaney Proposed to Delta Burke on Their Second Date
Back in 2017, Burke and McRaney, 76, reminisced about one of the earliest public outings of their relationship while in conversation with PEOPLE at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony red carpet.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
The group had a reunion tour in 2019, but Beckham did not join the outing.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
Martinez, a 5-foot-10 senior left-hander from Glendora, has appeared in 16 of UCSD’s 34 games this season, averaging more than two innings an outing.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
For his first outing during Milan Design Week with Frette, however, the designer decided to make a bolder statement, channeling the theatrical energy of his runway shows into one of the week’s most memorable presentations.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Rogers’ effort followed strong outings from the Marlins’ other two starting pitchers in the Giants series.
Edward Cabrera and Ryan Weathers each struck out 10 batters over six innings apiece on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The outing is slated to kick off on June 28 at the Moody Center in Austin, TX and keep him on the road through a March 2025 gig at the O2 Arena in London.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
Related Stories The ribbon-cutting ceremony wasn’t the group’s first outing to the museum.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2024
Why' This Is Us' Star Gerald McRaney Proposed to Delta Burke on Their Second Date
Back in 2017, Burke and McRaney, 76, reminisced about one of the earliest public outings of their relationship while in conversation with PEOPLE at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony red carpet.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
The group had a reunion tour in 2019, but Beckham did not join the outing.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
Martinez, a 5-foot-10 senior left-hander from Glendora, has appeared in 16 of UCSD’s 34 games this season, averaging more than two innings an outing.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
For his first outing during Milan Design Week with Frette, however, the designer decided to make a bolder statement, channeling the theatrical energy of his runway shows into one of the week’s most memorable presentations.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
Rogers’ effort followed strong outings from the Marlins’ other two starting pitchers in the Giants series.
Edward Cabrera and Ryan Weathers each struck out 10 batters over six innings apiece on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The outing is slated to kick off on June 28 at the Moody Center in Austin, TX and keep him on the road through a March 2025 gig at the O2 Arena in London.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
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outing
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ˈau̇t-iŋ 
: a brief usually outdoor pleasure trip
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