as in stranger
a person who is not native to or known to a community
she seems to enjoy the odd distinction of being the only outsider in such a small community
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Recent Examples of outsider
Everything that travels through this tunnel is hidden from outsiders, including your internet provider.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Volume can look impressive, especially to outsiders.
—Achal Singi, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But outsiders may never share a daughter’s recognition.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
The write-up led to more fans of outsider music discovering them.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Volume can look impressive, especially to outsiders.
—Achal Singi, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But outsiders may never share a daughter’s recognition.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
The write-up led to more fans of outsider music discovering them.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsider
Noun
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Housed in a historic Germantown residence, the restaurant serves its brunch family-style, with strangers seated together at communal tables.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Locals are sentimental about the happy, drunken teen graduates, who are thanked by strangers for their future contributions to Denmark.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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President Luong Cuong also announced last week a major amnesty for 13,920 prisoners who will be released before the end of their jail terms, including 66 foreigners.—
Phuong Nguyen,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … ELITE HAVEN – Middle East nation offers foreigners 'golden' opportunity with hefty investment.—
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FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsider. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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