as in social
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
a salesman whose aggressively outgoing personality could sometimes be overbearing
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Recent Examples of outgoing
Potential adopters tend to prefer cats with other fur patterns and more outgoing personalities, according to Henkel.
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Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
The tentative election results are not final until the Local 600 election committee’s report is accepted by the outgoing national executive board at its June 21 meeting.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
City will also surely sign a replacement for the outgoing De Bruyne.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
When Pugh joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Yelena Belova, she was introduced as the heir apparent to Scarlett Johansson’s outgoing Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
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Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
The tentative election results are not final until the Local 600 election committee’s report is accepted by the outgoing national executive board at its June 21 meeting.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
City will also surely sign a replacement for the outgoing De Bruyne.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
When Pugh joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Yelena Belova, she was introduced as the heir apparent to Scarlett Johansson’s outgoing Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgoing
Adjective
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Since the ’60s, ’70s, there’s been a lot of interest in social history.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
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More Than a Hotel Stay There’s no bad time to go see for yourself; November through April is Palm Beach’s busy social season, while summer is a quieter (and hotter) time to visit.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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During public remarks in 2022, Justice Elena Kagan – one of the court’s three liberal justices − spoke out against sweeping injunctions and the ability of challengers to find one friendly judge to issue such an order.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Hussain has a friendly, reassuring presence, making the already-simple recipes even less intimidating.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Those proteins—called effectors—attack specific targets that collectively disable the host's defense responses and make the host more hospitable for its bacterial conqueror.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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There must be a penalty until the campus is shown to be hospitable to Jewish students.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Here’s what makes this personality type so underrated and more successful than their extroverted and introverted peers.—
Stefan Falk, Contributor,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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Jack was tall, handsome and extroverted.—
Eva Koelzer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Outgoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgoing. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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