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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
The progressive 29-year-old walked into the United Neighbors of the 35th Ward endorsement meeting Sunday alongside outgoing Ald.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
This realization for Trump, an open admirer of the British royal family, has come in the past week after Charles showed solidarity with two of Trump’s biggest antagonists — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to multiple reports.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
How The 2025 Nissan Murano Drives The 2025 Nissan Murano is powered by an inline four-cylinder engine, which replaces an outgoing V6.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Voltaire, the outgoing head of the council who thanked the security forces in his remarks, acknowledged that more effort is needed to combant violence.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
This realization for Trump, an open admirer of the British royal family, has come in the past week after Charles showed solidarity with two of Trump’s biggest antagonists — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to multiple reports.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
How The 2025 Nissan Murano Drives The 2025 Nissan Murano is powered by an inline four-cylinder engine, which replaces an outgoing V6.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Voltaire, the outgoing head of the council who thanked the security forces in his remarks, acknowledged that more effort is needed to combant violence.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgoing
Adjective
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Katharine Esty, PhD, trained as a social worker and social psychologist, and was a practicing psychotherapist for 30 years.—
Katharine Esty, Contributor,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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Coco Gauff is a Grand Slam champion and has a standout social media presence that can engage with Gen Z, Millennials and even Gen Alpha.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The doorman is very friendly and asks if there’s a party going on.—
Devan Díaz,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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There is a legacy out there of bad harvests and tough winters that by some alchemy brings out the best in people, reminds them to be friendly and kind, and put others first.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The names of the beers on tap all have local ties and the family that runs the place is hospitable.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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When thinking about quintessential Southern attributes, qualities like hospitable, benevolent, and polite come to mind.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This personality type is often very extroverted and results-driven.—
Nicholas Freund,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2022
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Channeling that free-spirited theme, Maserati has just-unveiled the MC20 Cielo Spyder, which expands the MC20 supercar’s persona into a more extroverted and seemingly care-free direction.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
25 May 2022
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“Outgoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgoing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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