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as in exit
a place or means of going out this road is the only outlet for traffic coming from the racetrack

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as in platform
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information technology has provided many new outlets for amateur writers and artists to share their work with a global audience

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Recent Examples of outlet According to the outlet, the funds were approved by the Keeper of the Privy Purse, Sir Michael Stevens, as coming from legitimate sources. Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025 Now, local outlets, including WKYC and WOIO, have reported that customers who unwittingly refueled with diesel face thousands of dollars in repairs. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025 The switch comes 12 years after Costco awarded Pepsi the fountain drink contract in 2013, a move executives said was necessary to maintain the price of its $1.50 hot dog combo, the news outlet reported. Tanasia Kenney, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025 The news was quickly confirmed by several other outlets, including NewsNation, CNN, Axios and Politico. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for outlet 
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Noun
  • Sources told The New York Times that his exit from CNN happened as a result of a clash between Acosta and network heads over a decision to move his show to a midnight time slot, which would have lowered his opportunity for viewership.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Meryl's nephew, Abe Streep, penned an article for New York Magazine and shared that a tree fell onto his aunt's driveway, which blocked her only exit from her home.
    Janelle Ash, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
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  • The platform has itself been called a cesspool, rife with hateful rhetoric and falsehoods.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Revealed exclusively to Variety, Netflix has set its worldwide on the streaming platform on Wednesday, Feb. 5, in addition to releasing the first trailer.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Guitarist Sophie Lloyd, who plays with Machine Gun Kelly, rehearses onstage for an upcoming performance as people rotate in and out of the venue with their donations.
    Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2025
  • More than 200 guests were invited to the nuptials, yet Sarah showed a nearly empty venue after waiting for an hour and a half in a now-viral video recently posted on TikTok.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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  • The forum is dominated by anonymous posts about would-be applicants complaining about waiting months to hear back from background investigators.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Traffic boomed, but cultural fracturing worsened as MAGA created its own information ecosystem via independent outlets and forums like Facebook.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Outlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlet. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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