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
Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Hader last pitched last Friday, in a two-inning, 36-pitch outing against the New York Yankees.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Players like Kion Smith and Daniel Brunskill had poor outings against the Chicago Bears.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Alcantara drew a flyout to end the inning and his outing, finishing with one run allowed over six innings on two hits, a walk and seven strikeouts.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
So, Ewers recovered from his first preseason outing, but Wilson has been Tagovailoa’s understudy since he was signed for $6 million.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Hader last pitched last Friday, in a two-inning, 36-pitch outing against the New York Yankees.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Players like Kion Smith and Daniel Brunskill had poor outings against the Chicago Bears.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Alcantara drew a flyout to end the inning and his outing, finishing with one run allowed over six innings on two hits, a walk and seven strikeouts.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outing
Noun
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That three-day excursion would have set us back about $6,000 CAD.—
Lindsay A. Fleming,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Guests also enjoy access to a beachfront restaurant, wellness services, yoga classes, and yachting excursions.—
Geoff Whitmore,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The five-day strike began Friday and initially shut down Starbucks locations in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle before spreading to stores across the country to culminate on Christmas Eve.—
Alysa Guffey,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Travis Scott is spreading holiday cheer in his hometown of Houston!—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Most importantly, the proposal provides that, when discovery items are turned over belatedly, judges can impose consequences that stop short of dismissing the whole case, if a lesser remedy can ensure fairness to the defendant.—
Jane Manning,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Ratcliffe responded, dismissing Gomez’s concerns and stating the conversation should stick to the original purpose of Wednesday’s House Intelligence Committee hearing.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sign up for This Swift Beat to be delivered to your email What does this mean for a release date and a tour?—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
13 Aug. 2025
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A lot of those people hadn’t seen each other since that tour in 1970.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Rumors of a breakup and new relationship began circulating when Gerber was photographed with Hernandez in September 2024.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
8 Jan. 2025
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That virus, which is related to RSV, has been circulating for decades, so many people have immunity against it.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The theme first cropped up in the cold open, which began ostensibly as a sketch about Easter—specifically about Jesus expelling money changers during an act known as the cleansing of the temple.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2025
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Just then, Redmayne appears on a screen as Newt and performs a banishment charm, expelling Skender.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Dallas sacking Washington’s quarterbacks six times — Daniels four times — on Sunday upped the Commanders’ allowed sacks total to 22 over the last five games.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Dallas sacking Washington’s quarterbacks six times — Daniels four times — on Sunday upped the Commanders’ allowed sacks total to 22 over the last five games.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Outing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outing. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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