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as in outgoing
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
a gregarious child who ran up to every person on the playground and wanted to be their friend
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as in social
tending to group with others of the same kind
walruses are highly gregarious
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Recent Examples of gregarious
Benji, by contrast, is a gregarious oversharer with no real job.
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Played by Peter Gallagher in the gregarious, wise, eyebrow-forward mode of Sandy Cohen in The O.C., Peter comes across as a gift from the heavens.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Powerful people are often seen as confident, gregarious and unapologetic — but the most humble people in a workplace can actually carry the most influence, says communication expert Matt Abrahams.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
The balance between witty humor and monster mayhem is perfectly calibrated, with John Goodman bringing the laughs as a gregarious exterminator and Jeff Daniels providing twitchy paranoia as a small-town doctor with an intense phobia of all things arachnid.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Played by Peter Gallagher in the gregarious, wise, eyebrow-forward mode of Sandy Cohen in The O.C., Peter comes across as a gift from the heavens.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Powerful people are often seen as confident, gregarious and unapologetic — but the most humble people in a workplace can actually carry the most influence, says communication expert Matt Abrahams.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
The balance between witty humor and monster mayhem is perfectly calibrated, with John Goodman bringing the laughs as a gregarious exterminator and Jeff Daniels providing twitchy paranoia as a small-town doctor with an intense phobia of all things arachnid.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Whoever wins the mayoral race will replace outgoing Mayor Jesse Arreguín, who’s maintained a strong lead in his bid for state Senate against former Richmond Councilmember and current AC Transit Board Director Jovanka Beckles.Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Liu was also endorsed by outgoing Councilmember Tammy Kim, who is losing her bid for mayor against Councilmember Larry Agran.Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 8 Nov. 2024
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Tribes were in even worse shape, and Collier, a social justice advocate, instituted several reforms to federal Indian policy.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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During the 2024 basketball season, the WNBA and its players focused social justice efforts into key two areas: civic engagement and reproductive health advocacy.Caroline Fitzgerald, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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As new people are sewn into the quilt of New Orleans—like the immigrants from Latin America who have helped pull the city back together since 2006—the most generous and hospitable traditions of New Orleans are passed on to a new generation.Joshua Carlucci, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2024
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As its name suggests, copper IUDs include copper, a material that makes the uterus a less hospitable place for sperm.Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Gregarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gregarious. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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