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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
Rose Mulvany Henry and Christal Watson, who led the pool of mayoral candidates, will face off in November for outgoing Mayor Tyrone Garner’s seat.
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
In a Tuesday earnings call, outgoing CEO Malcolm Wilson said GXO renewed and expanded contracts with two top customers in the quarter, with one being a multi-year agreement with H&M across multiple geographies.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Biden, then the outgoing president, did just that in a speech last December at the Brookings Institution, saying the cost of the tariffs would eventually hit American workers and businesses.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Burrows, a 10-year House veteran and a top lieutenant of outgoing Speaker Dade Phelan of Beaumont, defeated Republican Rep. David Cook of Mansfield by cobbling together a coalition of Democratic and GOP House members in the 150-member chamber.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
In a Tuesday earnings call, outgoing CEO Malcolm Wilson said GXO renewed and expanded contracts with two top customers in the quarter, with one being a multi-year agreement with H&M across multiple geographies.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Biden, then the outgoing president, did just that in a speech last December at the Brookings Institution, saying the cost of the tariffs would eventually hit American workers and businesses.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Burrows, a 10-year House veteran and a top lieutenant of outgoing Speaker Dade Phelan of Beaumont, defeated Republican Rep. David Cook of Mansfield by cobbling together a coalition of Democratic and GOP House members in the 150-member chamber.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgoing
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Their reasons are practical and emotional: 76% cited concern for LGBTQ rights in general, while 71% cited hostile social and political environments.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Studies emphasise that positive workplace relationships and varied social connections boost resilience and productivity, not just echoing entrepreneurial mindsets.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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In today’s opinions newsletter: The value of public land, Arizona’s friendly stance toward tech and Mexico’s president, the Trump whisperer. Arizona has about 30 million acres of public land.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Time-traveling romances, space-traveling alien monsters, and celebrities in seriously great shape who want to pass along their wisdom to us normal folk — all this and more await us in this weekend’s friendly neighborhood streaming guide.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The staff is highly hospitable on and off the greens.—
Katie Sweeney,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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And rats, definitely a group that shouldn’t find our neighborhoods hospitable.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
22 July 2025
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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 23 Aug. 2025.
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