as in stranger
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 outsider
Today a new generation of demagogues claim to be fighting to liberate aggrieved majorities from outsiders’ control.
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Derek R. Peterson, The Conversation, 18 July 2025
The most salient divide is between outsiders and insiders; the latter category includes figures such as Bondi and Bongino, who are in turn blaming each other for the mess.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
There are many outsiders who want to work in Nigeria now.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 17 July 2025
With only a few women left who can make it, the current pasta matriarch, Paola, is now opening the doors to outsiders in hopes of preserving the craft.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
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Derek R. Peterson, The Conversation, 18 July 2025
The most salient divide is between outsiders and insiders; the latter category includes figures such as Bondi and Bongino, who are in turn blaming each other for the mess.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
There are many outsiders who want to work in Nigeria now.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 17 July 2025
With only a few women left who can make it, the current pasta matriarch, Paola, is now opening the doors to outsiders in hopes of preserving the craft.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsider
Noun
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The viral video, with just under a half a million views, led commenters to share their own experiences of comforting strangers.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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On Sunday, Lovett Moore’s family and friends, volunteers, strangers and clergy from as far away as the Bay Area began their search once again, gathering near the Arena Boulevard gas station where the legally blind and disabled Natomas man was last seen.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Cuba began to attract international tourism, and with it, the government created a sort of tourism apartheid, whereby Cubans were not allowed to enter resort hotels where foreigners sunbathed and drank mojitos by the pool.—
Jane Ciabattari
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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The latest revival of this performance comes courtesy of the United Kingdom, where the government closed a centuries-old tax loophole that let wealthy foreigners reside in the U.K. but insist their income did not.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsider. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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