as in stranger
a person who is not native to or known to a community
she seems to enjoy the odd distinction of being the only outsider in such a small community
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Recent Examples of outsider
Why Deutsche said yes to Epstein To outsiders, the decision to court Epstein after his fall from grace seems baffling.
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Like other major 1990s chains that seemed like soulless outsiders in the Giuliani years — Barnes & Noble or Bed Bath & Beyond — Starbucks had become part of the scenery.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2025
The former employee of the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman also spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals, and said oversight staff were often the only outsiders any detainees could appeal to.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite its long-standing economic success, the genre—and the culture around it—retains the status of a defiant outsider.
—Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Like other major 1990s chains that seemed like soulless outsiders in the Giuliani years — Barnes & Noble or Bed Bath & Beyond — Starbucks had become part of the scenery.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2025
The former employee of the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman also spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals, and said oversight staff were often the only outsiders any detainees could appeal to.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite its long-standing economic success, the genre—and the culture around it—retains the status of a defiant outsider.
—Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsider
Noun
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LaKeith Stanfield co-stars in the film as an alluring stranger who attracts Grace, while Nick Nolte and Sissy Spacek play Pattinson’s parents.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the finale, a knock at the door introduces us to a stranger played by Niko Nicotera, who claims to be Alfie's father.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Pappier says that Venezuela intensified detentions of foreigners after its presidential election in 2024 — a vote that Maduro has been widely accused of stealing.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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That, indeed, seems a fairly broad opinion in Luxembourg, with just 670,000 people, nearly half of them foreigners.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsider. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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