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outings

noun

plural of outing

as in excursions

a short trip for pleasure an outing to the zoo

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Recent Examples of outings While the Doctor always regenerates, the sci-fi series is over 60-years-old and needs careful management to sustain fandom between TV outings. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026 One of her final outings in the jewels was to the Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2019. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026 William and Kate’s outings followed a glamorous state banquet at Windsor Castle on October 20, where the royal family hosted the Sultan of Oman. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 25 Oct. 2026 Lewis had one double-double as a freshman at Villanova and seven 20-point outings. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026 Fayet also organized one of the first French outings of the work of Pablo Picasso, at the time not yet 20 years old. — Julie Coe, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026 With two separate houses, a rushing creek running through the grounds, and a sauna and a cedar barrel hot tub beside the water, the sprawling estate gave our group a place to gather (or rather, frolic) between outings. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026 There are also reasons to believe in the step forward in goal, thanks mainly to Sergei Bobrovsky’s strong outings in Vegas and Colorado the past week. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The company’s reputation was built partly on persuading audiences to take chances on inexpensive, surprising horror outings — often with little more than a compelling premise to go on. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026

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excursions

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As winter set in, Hopper made numerous excursions, trekking up to the Dixie Kitchen diner in Midtown to sketch the coffee urns, as well as salt and pepper shakers, cups, and napkin dispensers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
To speed up the mission and reduce risk, the initial moon walkers will wear a lighter, less complex space suit than the one still under development by Axiom Space for longer, subsequent excursions.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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