1
as in spreading
to become known
the truth will out eventually
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2
as in dismissing
to drive or force out
before moving in, we outed all the furry little creatures who had settled in the cabin over the winter
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Recent Examples of outing
Meg Walters, InStyle, 23 May 2026
An enjoyable outing means healthy fish, who in turn require pristine water, thriving insect life — and humans who understand this.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 2 May 2026
So says Leslie Fremar, outing herself as the real-life inspiration for Emily, the uptight first assistant to fictional magazine editor Miranda Priestly.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Longoria's latest glamorous outing in Cannes comes after a few other show-stopping moments on the red carpet.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 23 May 2026
An enjoyable outing means healthy fish, who in turn require pristine water, thriving insect life — and humans who understand this.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Verb
Nate Pearson is scheduled to pitch Tuesday for Sugar Land, as well, his third rehab outing in his return from elbow soreness.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 2 May 2026
So says Leslie Fremar, outing herself as the real-life inspiration for Emily, the uptight first assistant to fictional magazine editor Miranda Priestly.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outing
Noun
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The neighborhood/area Kalākaua Avenue's shopping, restaurants, and nightlife are steps away, while Diamond Head, Pearl Harbor, and downtown Honolulu are easy excursions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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The shore excursions manager gave nightly previews of each destination, held office hours to answer questions and offer assistance with bookings, checked us into motor coaches and sent us off over the intercom.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Plus, an outbreak of Ebola is spreading.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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This prevents reactive behaviors from spreading to the team and promotes calm, consistent leadership, which is more effective for sustained performance.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Teams dismissing low-code as not real development are missing legitimate opportunities.—
Nik Froehlich,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Rather than dismissing the barrage, Tech delivered a cappella snippets from multiple tracks spanning his decades-long catalog, drawing one of the night’s strongest reactions.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 May 2026
Noun
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The hotel is notoriously a second home to the museum’s gala attendees come the first Monday in May, and can organize private or after-hours tours of the museum for guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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At some point, the bats emerge en masse from that cave, flying straight toward the tour participants who are perched on the opposite ledge, and then over their heads.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The Ebola strain currently circulating doesn’t respond to the vaccine or the antibody treatment that were developed for a different version of the virus, which caused a years-long outbreak a decade ago, killing more than eleven thousand people.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
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The attack happened in an area where security forces are usually stationed, badly damaging nearby buildings and smashing more than a dozen vehicles parked along the road, according to witnesses and images circulating on social media.—
Abdul Sattar,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Rather than chasing growth, businesses across a range of industries should pursue nimbleness.—
Richard McCathron,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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Finally, Allen has the second-highest offensive rebounding rate in this series and can get some easy putbacks if the Knicks are chasing Cleveland’s shooters off the 3-point line.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
Verb
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What’s that goopy white effulgence coming out of that girl—ectoplasm?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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The tight timeline puts a lot of pressure on the Artemis III lander testing mission, as well as the uncrewed tests proposed for SpaceX and Blue Origin, with funding for the latter coming out of the companies’ own pockets.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
Verb
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An unknown vehicle driving west on Independence Ave then struck the bicycle, ejecting its rider completely off the bike, the crash log said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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Pautler recommends ejecting pods after each use, as well as occasionally rinsing removable parts of the machines.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Outing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outing. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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