1
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
But Lowry – the gregarious and intense giant of Team Europe who seems to love this competition more than any other – outdid his opponent by stuffing his iron shot within five feet.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Chiseled, tear-your-heart-out performances are delivered by Cooper Hoffman (as country boy and lead protagonist Ray Garraty) and David Jonsson (as the hopeful and gregarious Peter McVries).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
His gregarious personality endears him well enough to an ample personal community, starting with his daughter, Francis (Ryan Kiera Armstrong).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Humans are gregarious creatures.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 Aug. 2025
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Chance, a redshirt sophomore next season, should be a plug-and-play replacement for outgoing punter Ethan Craw.—
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The outgoing traffic on the University of Arkansas football roster continued at a steady pace Friday, headlined by starting offensive lineman and in-state standout E'Marion Harris, as the NCAA transfer portal officially opened for the only time this year.—
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The condition, which can cause a wide array of neurological problems, can result in seizures or difficulty with communication and social interaction, according to Medline.—
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Bailey served as Randal Taylor’s assistant chief for four years between 2020 and 2024, a turbulent time for the department marked by social justice protests, an explosion in police action shootings and police staffing shortages.—
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“Gregarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gregarious. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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