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
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
But Jordan Pope nailed a baseline 3-pointer, which had to feel good for the senior guard after his scoreless outing at Arkansas Wednesday.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Lauren Hodges, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
Of course, these posts outing Khan as a potential Twitter troll—this time anonymously as compared to the troll activity on his own account—led to harassing tweets from pro-AEW accounts.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Only one of Watson’s outings have been clean so far, his spring debut, and since then the right-hander allowing at least one baserunner in each of the last four.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
But Jordan Pope nailed a baseline 3-pointer, which had to feel good for the senior guard after his scoreless outing at Arkansas Wednesday.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
Like people are trying their best to follow the letter of the law or the exact wording of these orders without completely outing their trans sailors.
—Lauren Hodges, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
Of course, these posts outing Khan as a potential Twitter troll—this time anonymously as compared to the troll activity on his own account—led to harassing tweets from pro-AEW accounts.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outing
Noun
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Ball began hot, and the Hornets seemed to be on their way to keeping the good times during their recent excursions going.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Xuan Fernando has been going on State Street’s Community Fruit excursions since Daly started them.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Since measles began spreading in Utah last summer, state health officials have barely acknowledged it.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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South Florida has long dealt with invasive species, but this fast-spreading newcomer is raising urgent alarms among ecologists and wildlife officials.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Despite the extraordinary decision, Mejia remained in custody while the case returned to Travis County — where was convicted and sentenced to life in prison — for the final legal step of dismissing the charges.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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In February, Judge Arun Subramanian handed down a summary judgment dismissing that claim.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Trump has restarted his affordability tour across the nation, but rising gas prices undercut his messaging as the weather is beginning to warm up, and the public looks to travel for vacations.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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In front of him, activists were emerging from a tour bus to gather in front of the historic Paramour Estate.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Thinner laminations help limit circulating electrical currents within the core that would otherwise waste energy in the form of heat.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Pack a blanket or a warm outer layer Older people have a harder time producing, retaining, and circulating body heat.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Though South Dakota State is a regular participant in the NCAA Tournament, and likely would have been dancing win or lose, the Bison were chasing their first bid in the 68-team field.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Like many of their fans, each member was born to immigrant parents who settled in Southern California chasing something better.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Gary was the consensus top recruit in the country coming out of New Jersey’s Paramus Catholic.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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He's seen all the computer models, he's talked to all the experts, he's seen the footage coming out of Oklahoma.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Senator Sheehy joined Capitol Police in lifting up and ejecting anti war protestor Brian McGinnis from a SASC subcommittee hearing.—
Alan He,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Other videos geolocated by CNN appear to show a fighter jet pilot on the ground in Kuwait after ejecting from an aircraft.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Outing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outing. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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