outsiders

plural of outsider

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outsiders But the idea that the game’s superpowers are being challenged by outsiders is something of a myth. Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities, and turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of protecting the city and saving the program. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025 This aspect of campus life often sits badly with outsiders. Christopher L. Eisgruber, Time, 9 Oct. 2025 The Outsiders tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of ‘outsiders’ battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 Hunting partnerships are notoriously difficult for outsiders to join. Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025 Why Deutsche said yes to Epstein To outsiders, the decision to court Epstein after his fall from grace seems baffling. Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 Like other major 1990s chains that seemed like soulless outsiders in the Giuliani years — Barnes & Noble or Bed Bath & Beyond — Starbucks had become part of the scenery. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2025 The former employee of the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman also spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals, and said oversight staff were often the only outsiders any detainees could appeal to. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsiders
Noun
  • Pappier says that Venezuela intensified detentions of foreigners after its presidential election in 2024 — a vote that Maduro has been widely accused of stealing.
    Manuel Rueda, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That, indeed, seems a fairly broad opinion in Luxembourg, with just 670,000 people, nearly half of them foreigners.
    Vivienne Walt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And since Nex Playground is a kid-friendly console, parents won't have to worry about privacy concerns around public servers, inappropriate ads, and strangers.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile her cat is in a different location, unbothered by the strangers who randomly took his couch.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Outsiders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsiders. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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