as in social
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
a salesman whose aggressively outgoing personality could sometimes be overbearing
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Recent Examples of outgoing
Cue tech and political leaders praising the outgoing Cook, who'd presided over a more than 20-fold increase in market cap at the tech giant since taking over from the late Steve Jobs in 2011.
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The 2026 production also marks Marber’s first collaboration with The Old Vic and will be part of outgoing Artistic Director Matthew Warchus’s final season at the venue.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Reibe, one of five outgoing UConn transfers, committed to USC on Monday.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
That one focused on compensation packages for outgoing WBD CEO David Zaslav and other executive officers.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The 2026 production also marks Marber’s first collaboration with The Old Vic and will be part of outgoing Artistic Director Matthew Warchus’s final season at the venue.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Reibe, one of five outgoing UConn transfers, committed to USC on Monday.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
That one focused on compensation packages for outgoing WBD CEO David Zaslav and other executive officers.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgoing
Adjective
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The attack threw into chaos one of Washington’s premier social events, which every year attracts some of the country’s most powerful people and the journalists who cover them.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, the meetings adjourned and turned into a social occasion.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The shows are accompanied by similar drops in ad revenue and increasing production costs, an ongoing shift to digital viewership, political constraints and publicity-friendly interview questions.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Putin presided over a parade that featured hardware such as the Geran-2, the Russian version of Iran’s Shahed drone, and played host to friendly leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Repair bare spots in the lawn to make your yard less hospitable for ground-nesting bees.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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Smith incorporated Federal Express in 1971 in Little Rock, then moved the company to the hospitable and more centrally located Memphis International Airport.—
John Beifuss,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The long story short is that my parents are very extroverted, wife is not.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Through her work, Amon-Higa now watches as bonds blossom daily – like the unexpected relationship between Dakota, a non-verbal boy, and Ginger, an extroverted miniature pig.—
Avani Kumar,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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What makes the whale encounters extra special is that the belugas are curious creatures and highly gregarious.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Crockett is too gregarious to replicate Willie’s austere desert balladry, though.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
6 Apr. 2026
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Viewers tune into Murstein’s content to hear Grandma Gail’s best advice, much of which involves her spirited opinions about dating and fashion.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Stanley had a songbook full of these, some spirited, some spiritual.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Outgoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgoing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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