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Recent Examples of outings
And enchanting night outings can do wonders for humans, too.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Over his first two Summer League outings, Bassey racked up 36 points, 24 rebounds and five blocks, with the Summer C’s outscoring their opponents by 35 points with the 25-year-old on the court.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
The trail is described as a safe, family-friendly route — a good option for active outings on foot or by bike.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Days settled into a gentle cadence, morning swims, boat outings, unhurried afternoons, and long meals together.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
Those who follow Taylor's statement-making red carpet outings will know this is only the latest in a long line of memorable looks.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
For in Carlos Lagrange, Elmer Rodriguez and Ben Hess, all of whom lit up the radar guns and wowed the scouts in their brief spring outings before being shipped off to the minor league camp, the Yankees have three legitimate top-tier starting pitching prospects in all of baseball.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Our outings to hear live music were less frequent, although no week passed without me seated (alone) at a table in The Blue Note or Birdland or Village Vanguard or Iridium.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Murphy and Cannon have had impressive spring outings.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Over his first two Summer League outings, Bassey racked up 36 points, 24 rebounds and five blocks, with the Summer C’s outscoring their opponents by 35 points with the 25-year-old on the court.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
The trail is described as a safe, family-friendly route — a good option for active outings on foot or by bike.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Days settled into a gentle cadence, morning swims, boat outings, unhurried afternoons, and long meals together.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
Those who follow Taylor's statement-making red carpet outings will know this is only the latest in a long line of memorable looks.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
For in Carlos Lagrange, Elmer Rodriguez and Ben Hess, all of whom lit up the radar guns and wowed the scouts in their brief spring outings before being shipped off to the minor league camp, the Yankees have three legitimate top-tier starting pitching prospects in all of baseball.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Our outings to hear live music were less frequent, although no week passed without me seated (alone) at a table in The Blue Note or Birdland or Village Vanguard or Iridium.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Murphy and Cannon have had impressive spring outings.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outings
excursions
Noun
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Remarkably, Wilderness Travel is one of just a handful of companies offering backcountry excursions here.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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Cabo Nature offers whale-watching excursions aboard a 26-foot boat with an all-woman crew, where sightings of humpback whales pair with views of El Arco.—
Latifah Al Hazza,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Outings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outings. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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