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outing

[ou-ting] / ˈaʊ tɪŋ /


NOUN
politically motivated exposure of another's secrets
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Practically everywhere you look, there’s Meryl Streep’s fictional editrix-in-chief, Miranda Priestly, and Anne Hathaway’s plucky assistant-turned-editor, Andy Sachs, ready for their second big-screen outing few were asking for but everyone will watch.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Fellow summer arrival Nick Woltemade only had slightly longer to make an impact when handed a rare outing up front in the 84th minute.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

On one outing I noticed Sarah starting to draw away from me with no impediment ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

On one outing near Carter’s home in central Illinois, a flying carp knocked his friend out cold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It was Papito who paid the rent and bought them their winter clothes and spoiled them once with an outing to Lincoln Center to see the doll-like ballerinas dancing on their toes.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez