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
Even if Valanciunas is traded before the league calendar flips on June 30, his outgoing salary will be worth $2 million or whatever amount is guaranteed at that point.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
The most obvious example is a district that stretches from the heavily Republican northeastern corner of the state to the northern suburbs of San Francisco, seemingly made to order for Mike McGuire, the outgoing president pro tem of the state Senate.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Several Supreme Court justices came to hear him; so did the outgoing president, James Monroe, and the incoming president, John Quincy Adams.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Pacheco will replace outgoing Fifth District Commissioner Mike Kane, who held the seat since 2005.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
The most obvious example is a district that stretches from the heavily Republican northeastern corner of the state to the northern suburbs of San Francisco, seemingly made to order for Mike McGuire, the outgoing president pro tem of the state Senate.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Several Supreme Court justices came to hear him; so did the outgoing president, James Monroe, and the incoming president, John Quincy Adams.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Pacheco will replace outgoing Fifth District Commissioner Mike Kane, who held the seat since 2005.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgoing
Adjective
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The firm is also a member of this year’s Change the World list, which highlights companies that are doing social good through their business models.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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This sounds quite a bit like the scale-at-all-costs mentality of any other social platform.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In response, Delaware last March passed a law to make the state more alluring, to which Texas quickly counter-punched with an even friendlier law.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The other side of this has been the money in the industry’s pivot first to cheaper talk shows, which don’t innovate enough to merit much critique, and now to a second pivot to turn those interview shows into video series, which makes podcasts more friendly on TikTok and Instagram and YouTube.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Repair bare spots in the lawn to make your yard less hospitable for ground-nesting bees.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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The public radio system was not especially hospitable to experimental work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hemsley, 33, the more extroverted of the pair, became the public-facing creative force behind recipes, packaging and design.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Where Chong had initially envisioned Go-wing as upbeat and extroverted, Wei brought an introverted quality that resonated deeply with the director’s own experience.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Shanta Norton, Shannon’s older sister, described her sibling to ABC affiliate WCJB as friendly and gregarious.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Askanasi, who has worked as a senior executive for Publicis Groupe’s media buying operations, enjoys a reputation as a gregarious executive who is well-liked by clients and negotiating partners.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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Miley Cyrus After winning the first two Grammys of her nearly 20-year-career in February and igniting the ceremony with the most spirited performance of the night, Cyrus seemed destined to become a permanent fixture on the nominations chart.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Protecting her peace proved more difficult, however, when the Queen of Rap began firing off increasingly mean-spirited posts about her on X this past summer.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Outgoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgoing. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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