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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 race to replace outgoing DNC Chair Jaime Harrison is Feb. 1.
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled outgoing President Joe Biden's final aid package for Ukraine, which is reported to leave $3.8 billion on the table for President-elect Donald Trump.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Expect either former Jets coach Robert Saleh or outgoing interim Jets coach (lol) Jeff Ulbrich to be in play there.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Pennsylvania's outgoing senator, Bob Casey, has advocated for more education and technical assistance for hoarding disorder.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled outgoing President Joe Biden's final aid package for Ukraine, which is reported to leave $3.8 billion on the table for President-elect Donald Trump.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Expect either former Jets coach Robert Saleh or outgoing interim Jets coach (lol) Jeff Ulbrich to be in play there.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Pennsylvania's outgoing senator, Bob Casey, has advocated for more education and technical assistance for hoarding disorder.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgoing
Adjective
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Both photographers placed their art in the service of advocacy and fostering human connection, their respective practices at once embodying and expanding on Parks’s commitment to social justice and community engagement.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 Jan. 2025
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Children who reported parental abuse were required to have parents present during interviews with social workers.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times editorial,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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However, some breeds tend to be friendlier to felines than others.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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When the Bushes entered the aisle, walking right past the Trumps, George gave Barack a friendly tap on the belly with his knuckles and kept on moving toward his seat.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In an even less hospitable part of Utah Territory, an injured horse prompts Isaac to stop for the night, the rest of which is spent getting to know his companions a bit better.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2025
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The weather was relatively hospitable for late December on the future site of the Mall of America.—
Kevin Cusick,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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 22 Jan. 2025.
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