over·seas
ˈō-vər-ˌsēz 
1
: of or relating to movement, transport, or communication over the sea
an overseas liner
2
: situated, originating in, or relating to lands beyond the sea
overseas installations
overseas immigrants
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Adverb
The troops were sent overseas.
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Frankie McLister, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Adverb
The single mother says the ads are promoting products that look like hers, and sending customers to scam sites overseas.
—Frankie McLister, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
His time overseas has adjusted this thinking.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Adjective
And tariffs could incentivize businesses to return overseas factories and outsourced workers to the United States.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Rubio has abolished offices and initiatives that had been created to promote and foster diversity and inclusion, including in Washington and at overseas embassies and consulates, and also ended foreign assistance funding for DEI projects abroad.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Overseas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overseas. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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