Definition of outletnext
1
as in exit
a place or means of going out this road is the only outlet for traffic coming from the racetrack

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as in platform
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information technology has provided many new outlets for amateur writers and artists to share their work with a global audience

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Recent Examples of outlet The store also will have access to products launched online, but are not offered at the brand’s outlets. Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 May 2026 After graduating from West Hills College Lemoore, González worked as a photographer at a Fresno news station and a production assistant at a Reno outlet — while moonlighting as an InstaCart shopper and DoorDasher. Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 Locals receive 25% off across all outlets. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026 He was arrested last month after a residential care facility in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, reported to police that an employee may have assaulted vulnerable residents, according to local outlet WKOW. Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for outlet
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Noun
  • John Kennedy, managing director at Decant Index — a trading platform for investors to buy and sell alternative collectables, including premium whisky — said Trump's decision to ditch import levies could improve exit valuations for cask investors.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 May 2026
  • Surveying the space they’re tasked with protecting, the two men grouse about the incessant noise of FedEx workers packing up storefronts on rolling large cardboard boxes toward the exits.
    Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
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  • My husband has a large following on social media platforms due to his former career.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The layout includes an ergonomic cockpit, a refined interior with a twin cabin aft, and a teak deck with fold-out platforms and sunpads forward and aft.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
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  • Another bill in that package, which would’ve curbed prices at concert venues and sports stadiums, died in its first committee hearing, and a third affordability measure was never introduced.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
  • Four people were injured in a knife attack at a Richardson bar and live music venue Wednesday night, and the suspect was fatally shot by officers, police said.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
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  • Wednesday’s debate, hosted by Los Angeles NBC and Telemundo affiliates, initially seemed like a far calmer antidote to a combative CNN forum Tuesday night.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
  • The phrase apparently traces its origins to a 2021 post in an online forum run by Chinese search giant Baidu.
    Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 May 2026

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“Outlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlet. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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