outlets

noun

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

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2
as in platforms
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 outlets Trump’s animosity toward news outlets whose agenda runs counter to his own isn't new. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026 Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords. — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026 Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026 Mealtime means a simple stroll to the eight on-site dining outlets and bars. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The simple threat of regulatory action is now enough to impact how media outlets behave. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 July 2026 Officers responding to the scene found the woman with approximately 30 stab wounds, police said, according to the outlets. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 The death toll stood at more than 1,700 people, according to the government, which has long retained tight control over coverage of major events by Venezuelan news outlets. — Juan Pablo Arraez, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlets
  1. exits
  2. platforms
  3. issues
  4. venues
  5. forums
Noun
  • Two round-of-16 exits in the World Cup, one Gold Cup title in the last four tournaments — the team’s worst stretch this century — a fourth-place finish in the last Nations League and a group-stage departure in the last Copa América.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • His firm’s notable exits include Affirm, Opendoor and DoorDash, which all went public.
    — Scott Soshnick, Variety, 12 July 2026
Definition of exits
Noun
  • The transactions facilitated on these platforms occur entirely independently of FIFA’s official ticketing platform.
    — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-53359, allows guest virtual machines—such as those used in cloud platforms to isolate one user’s instance from the host OS and other user instances—to break out of that container.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
Definition of platforms
Noun
  • StubHub said in various statements to the news and in legal proceedings that ticket cancellations were a result of transfer problems and issues with FIFA’s ticketing infrastructure.
    — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • When the time came for the Southern Living staff to begin the process of combing through 60 years of recipes, we were each randomly assigned a couple of issues from various years.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
Definition of issues
Noun
  • The city’s hospitality wage, which will raise hourly wages at hotels and some entertainment venues to $25 an hour by 2030, was approved last year and took effect July 1.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Major venues and the districts that grow around them generate billions in regional economic activity, attract investment, catalyze development and create employment at scale.
    — Jonathan Mallie, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of venues
Noun
  • However, some online forums describe high-pressure sales tactics from company representatives when receiving quotes.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The trial was being debated in many forums in the mountaineering world.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of forums

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