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noun

ˈau̇-tiŋ How to pronounce outing (audio)
Definition of outingnext
as in excursion
a short trip for pleasure an outing to the zoo

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verb

present participle of out
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
Noun
Rodón, coming off two rehab outings, will start on Tuesday against Baltimore. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 Tarik Skubal’s latest solid outing couldn’t stop another flat Dodgers performance, a 6-2 loss to Milwaukee that marked their 11th defeat in 16 games. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
Kate Middleton and Prince William stepped out for a rare family outing with all three of their children this weekend, attending the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on August 1. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026 Brooklyn’s yacht outing with his godfather took place as parents Victoria, 52, and David, 51, vacation across the Mediterranean Sea in Formentera, a small island in Spain, with their other three children, per The Sun. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outing
  1. excursion
  2. spreading
  3. dismissing
  4. tour
  5. circulating
  6. chasing
  7. coming out
  8. ejecting
Noun
  • Many VICs enjoy posting about their fashion excursions—shopping for custom looks in Paris, wearing them everywhere else—but Roth has operationalized his content creation.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This last leg includes heritage excursions to the National Museum and Buddhist monastery Paro Dzong along with a trek to the 7th-century Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the country’s first Buddhist temples.
    — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of excursion
Verb
  • The study is ongoing, but interim results found the treatment, Intismeran, met ​both its primary target of reducing cancer recurrence and its secondary ⁠goal of keeping cancers from spreading to other parts of the body.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Getty Images As wildfires sweep Europe and North America, falsehoods about their causes and the nature of climate change are spreading like, well, wildfire.
    — David Vetter, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of spreading
Verb
  • In the filing, the Justice Department urged the appeals court to reverse the Tennessee federal judge’s ruling dismissing criminal charges against Abrego Garcia.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The book resuscitates the childhood feeling that most of us spend our lives tamping down and dismissing, if not completely extinguishing.
    — Chris Ware, The New York Review of Books, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissing
Noun
  • Both sheriffs said Scott had taken aerial tours of the Big Bend region.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Serena had been off the tour since 2022 before returning this summer at age 44.
    — Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of tour
Verb
  • The team used a technique called metabolomics to measure small molecules circulating in the blood, providing a biochemical snapshot of how the astronauts' bodies — and the microbes living inside them — were responding to spaceflight.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Videos and photos circulating on social media show piles of rocks, chunks of concrete and rusted metal rods after waves removed layers of sand along the shoreline.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of circulating
Verb
  • According to Linnane, dressing like an Italian isn’t about chasing whatever fashion trend is dominating social media.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Final Thoughts The Qidi Max 4 feels like a machine designed for people who care more about capability, material flexibility, and printing large, functional parts than chasing a perfectly polished consumer-appliance experience.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of chasing
Verb
  • Wright said that on August 8, total oil coming out of the Gulf exceeded that 20-million-barrel mark.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Bedbugs are sometimes called the vampires of the insect world — hiding during the day and coming out at night to feast on human blood.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming out
Verb
  • In 2023, a Marine Corps pilot died after ejecting from his jet near the base.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Based on witness statements, a jet ski allegedly struck a wake, ejecting the operator into the water, according to DEEP officials.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of ejecting

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