plural outings
1
: a brief usually outdoor pleasure trip
2
: an athletic competition or race
also
: an appearance therein
3
: a usually public presentation or appearance (as in a particular role)
her first outing as a novelist
4
: the public disclosure of the covert sexual orientation or gender identity of a prominent person
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Mercury in Gemini increases your desire for mental quests and spontaneous outings.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The nonprofit organization offers classes, recreation and social outings, but may be best known for its vocational programs.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
While the call-and-response aspect of Gabby’s will remain the same for her big movie outing, Lockhart Kraner teases one of the biggest changes from small to big screen.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Their outing came shortly after her ex husband Joshua Jackson was seen holding hands with Lupita Nyong'o in Joshua Tree, California.
Turner-Smith and the Dawson’s Creek alum, 46, were married from 2019 to 2023.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 May 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The nonprofit organization offers classes, recreation and social outings, but may be best known for its vocational programs.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
While the call-and-response aspect of Gabby’s will remain the same for her big movie outing, Lockhart Kraner teases one of the biggest changes from small to big screen.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Their outing came shortly after her ex husband Joshua Jackson was seen holding hands with Lupita Nyong'o in Joshua Tree, California.
Turner-Smith and the Dawson’s Creek alum, 46, were married from 2019 to 2023.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 May 2025
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“Outing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outing. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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outing
noun
out·ing
ˈau̇t-iŋ 
: a brief usually outdoor pleasure trip
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