as in foreigners
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 outsiders
Their bond — both are outsiders who suffered abuse as children — is one of the few emotional soft spots in the otherwise fast-moving series about America’s rotten power structure, manipulative media and the gullibility of the public.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Ultimately, the target audience for all this isn’t the broader industry but the filmmakers themselves — the outsiders, the rule-breakers, the ones Oldenburg programs.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
The bureau has allowed a handful of visits from outsiders, such as politicians and journalists, over its history.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The coach of the team, Tarrant, an irascible, former Marine, allowed outsiders to come watch practice.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 May 2026
It’s known for outlaws, hermits, drugs, hippies, and an aversion to outsiders — like the much ballyhooed Humboldt County across the Californian border but way more under the radar.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 11 May 2026
But when females are fertile, males in their group guard them from outsiders by following them nonstop, nose-to-tail.
—Big Think, 8 May 2026
Some of those leaders prefer closed environments akin to Idaho’s Sun Valley, where outsiders are barred and journalists are kept at a safe distance.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
And so the collective angst caused by powerful outsiders, industry, and the state united Sardinians into a singular cause.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Ultimately, the target audience for all this isn’t the broader industry but the filmmakers themselves — the outsiders, the rule-breakers, the ones Oldenburg programs.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
The bureau has allowed a handful of visits from outsiders, such as politicians and journalists, over its history.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The coach of the team, Tarrant, an irascible, former Marine, allowed outsiders to come watch practice.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 May 2026
It’s known for outlaws, hermits, drugs, hippies, and an aversion to outsiders — like the much ballyhooed Humboldt County across the Californian border but way more under the radar.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 11 May 2026
But when females are fertile, males in their group guard them from outsiders by following them nonstop, nose-to-tail.
—Big Think, 8 May 2026
Some of those leaders prefer closed environments akin to Idaho’s Sun Valley, where outsiders are barred and journalists are kept at a safe distance.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
And so the collective angst caused by powerful outsiders, industry, and the state united Sardinians into a singular cause.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsiders
Noun
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Pleas from other countries fell on deaf ears, with Zelensky issuing cryptic warnings for foreigners to stay away from the Victory Day parade.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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Nine foreigners and 11 local hikers were climbing Mount Dukono at the time of the eruption, North Halmahera Police Chief Erlichson Pasaribu told Indonesia’s Kompas TV.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Noun
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For example, someone who talks to lots of different kinds of people - strangers, acquaintances, friends, family, colleagues - in a day is likely to feel happier than someone who talks only to, say, colleagues and friends.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
9 May 2026
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Basketball games, liquor store trips, driving down Broadway, hanging out in alleyways, bonding with strangers in a local bar.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The longer answer is that there are pages and pages of old FBI records, unresolved cases, eyewitness interviews, and the usual grainy, black-and-white images that show dots but nothing remotely conclusive about aliens, alien spaceships, or any alien technology.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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“Outsiders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsiders. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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