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
The city is now required to hold a special election if there is at least one year remaining in the term of the outgoing council member.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Skyler has an outgoing personality and enjoys engaging with those around him.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2025
The breed is known for its active, friendly and outgoing nature and for being good with family, young children and other dogs, the AKC said.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Biden's 'inspirational' outgoing letter to Donald Trump revealed Remaking the federal government
While the Jan. 6 pardons were controversial even among some Republicans, other Trump first-week actions have broader support.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Skyler has an outgoing personality and enjoys engaging with those around him.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2025
The breed is known for its active, friendly and outgoing nature and for being good with family, young children and other dogs, the AKC said.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Biden's 'inspirational' outgoing letter to Donald Trump revealed Remaking the federal government
While the Jan. 6 pardons were controversial even among some Republicans, other Trump first-week actions have broader support.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgoing
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Where to watch:Netflix 'The Toxic Avenger' (2025) The 1984 cult movie gets a revamp courtesy of this gory superhero comedy, with Peter Dinklage as a janitor transformed into a mutant vigilante doling out social justice.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Away from the bottle-poppers of Mykonos, but hardly removed from the season’s social buzz, the white-washed, flat-roofed villas that wrap the cliffs of Santorini are wonderful places to while away a summer.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes, teams do travel for friendly, non-streamed matches against their rivals, too.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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When the bride steps away, other women can seize the moment to give the groom a friendly peck.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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The upper chamber has been slightly more hospitable terrain for Trump skeptics within the party than the House.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
13 Jan. 2025
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To me, the ending leaves as an open question whether Tóth has retreated to illusory safe ground or found a more hospitable home.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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This personality type is often very extroverted and results-driven.—
Nicholas Freund,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2022
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Channeling that free-spirited theme, Maserati has just-unveiled the MC20 Cielo Spyder, which expands the MC20 supercar’s persona into a more extroverted and seemingly care-free direction.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
25 May 2022
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“Outgoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgoing. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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