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
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.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
The top 3 issues facing our communities in District 2 and San Diego are the high cost of living, crumbling infrastructure and overreaching outsiders.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Thank God that most people in Sowell Bay, like local grocery story owner Ethan (Colm Meaney) are so happy to welcome outsiders.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
Sardinian author Erre Push penned a graphic novel titled Fàula Birdi about a protagonist who resisted an imposition from outsiders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
This is the relationship in which strangers are dangerous and mysterious, alien and foreign, unknown outsiders.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
This is not a niche problem that only affects a small class of outsiders.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
That is why in business, many difficult changes come from outsiders who are not tied to old ways of doing things.
—Matthew G. Andersson, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
The criticisms got more outsiders to descend.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
The top 3 issues facing our communities in District 2 and San Diego are the high cost of living, crumbling infrastructure and overreaching outsiders.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Thank God that most people in Sowell Bay, like local grocery story owner Ethan (Colm Meaney) are so happy to welcome outsiders.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
Sardinian author Erre Push penned a graphic novel titled Fàula Birdi about a protagonist who resisted an imposition from outsiders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
This is the relationship in which strangers are dangerous and mysterious, alien and foreign, unknown outsiders.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
This is not a niche problem that only affects a small class of outsiders.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
That is why in business, many difficult changes come from outsiders who are not tied to old ways of doing things.
—Matthew G. Andersson, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
The criticisms got more outsiders to descend.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsiders
Noun
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Still, coöperating with foreigners gave pause.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The program allows for a relatively easy path to citizenship for foreigners who make sizable investments in the country.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 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
Cite this Entry
“Outsiders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsiders. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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