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
Ford also changed out nearly two-thirds of its senior leadership across manufacturing, vehicle engineering and supply chain over the last four years by hiring outsiders and developing internal candidates.
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Breana Noble,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
De la Espriella's victory adds Colombia to a growing list of countries that have turned to political outsiders in search of solutions to complex social, security and economic challenges.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
Ojai has long been home to Theosophists, avant-gardists, potters and naturalists joining other outsiders and mystics with a whim for wonder.
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Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
They’d been considered the rank outsiders going into the World Cup.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Parsi photographer and filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala has spent years amassing what may be one of the community’s most intimate archives of everyday life, shaped by her access to the spaces that outsiders rarely see.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
The Tohono O’odham have continued to welcome outsiders, including the federal government, even when those outsiders have sought to exert further control over the O’odham’s ancestral homelands.
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Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Many outsiders married Indigenous women and settled on the island.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Although it’s credited to the core duo of Shabason and Krgovich, Four Days in June leans on a community of treasured collaborators; some are longtime members of the duo’s Toronto cohort and others outsiders dropping by.
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Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
Breana Noble,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
De la Espriella's victory adds Colombia to a growing list of countries that have turned to political outsiders in search of solutions to complex social, security and economic challenges.
—
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Ojai has long been home to Theosophists, avant-gardists, potters and naturalists joining other outsiders and mystics with a whim for wonder.
—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
They’d been considered the rank outsiders going into the World Cup.
—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Parsi photographer and filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala has spent years amassing what may be one of the community’s most intimate archives of everyday life, shaped by her access to the spaces that outsiders rarely see.
—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
The Tohono O’odham have continued to welcome outsiders, including the federal government, even when those outsiders have sought to exert further control over the O’odham’s ancestral homelands.
—
Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Many outsiders married Indigenous women and settled on the island.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Although it’s credited to the core duo of Shabason and Krgovich, Four Days in June leans on a community of treasured collaborators; some are longtime members of the duo’s Toronto cohort and others outsiders dropping by.
—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsiders
Noun
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Home prices in the nation are falling, making way for potential bargains—but only the wealthiest foreigners can afford to move there.
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The government originally estimated about 500,000 foreigners living in Spain without authorization could benefit, but think tanks and the Spanish police placed the figure closer to a million people.
Noun
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Enter pitch-a-friend, a live event format where a friend takes the mic with a PowerPoint deck and pitches you to a room of strangers looking for love, friendship or just a night out that does not involve their phone.
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His reporting reminds us of how vast much of our country is, but, more so, of the lovely interactions that happen when strangers share space.
Noun
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Once again, we’re shown Blunt’s character being hijacked by aliens mid-weather report, uttering an alien language of clicks and pops.
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“Outsiders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsiders. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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