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as in outgoing
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
a gregarious child who ran up to every person on the playground and wanted to be their friend
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as in social
tending to group with others of the same kind
walruses are highly gregarious
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Recent Examples of gregarious
Most of the staff are politely, if coolly, efficient, but there were a couple of more gregarious waitstaff at the restaurant who were happily chatting with diners, explaining the provenance of various ingredients.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
What makes the whale encounters extra special is that the belugas are curious creatures and highly gregarious.
—Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Crockett is too gregarious to replicate Willie’s austere desert balladry, though.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
With its stunning natural wonders, kind and gregarious people, and unique attractions, this little island stubbornly exceeds the lofty expectations of its many visitors.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
What makes the whale encounters extra special is that the belugas are curious creatures and highly gregarious.
—Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Crockett is too gregarious to replicate Willie’s austere desert balladry, though.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
With its stunning natural wonders, kind and gregarious people, and unique attractions, this little island stubbornly exceeds the lofty expectations of its many visitors.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gregarious
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Business owner Chris Jamieson held a 75-vote lead over former City Council district director Alicia Ortiz in the May 2 special election to replace outgoing District 10 council member Alan Blaylock.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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Chicagoans first fell in love with the Italian comfort food in small late-night eateries that flourished thanks to the long hours, outgoing personalities and deft dough-throwing hands of their mom-and-pop owners.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Tweens and teens look to each other for clarity and guidance on how to behave and how to feel, all the while gambling with each other’s social confidence and self-esteem.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Marriage, in this reading, functions as the one social institution that still reliably closes the aspiration gap — a stable anchor for identity and status at a moment when career and credentials no longer deliver those things dependably.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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“Gregarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gregarious. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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