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Recent Examples of layovers
To access Sidecar by The Centurion® Lounge, Card Members must arrive within 90 minutes of their departing flight (including layovers).
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Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 5 June 2026
The couple regretted booking that flight, and now ensure that their layovers have ample time.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 June 2026
This power bank is my go‑to for keeping phones charged through long layovers, airport navigation, and travel days packed with sightseeing.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
That functionality can be particularly useful during hotel stays or long airport layovers, where users may want to effectively turn the battery into a temporary desktop charging station.
—New Atlas, 21 May 2026
Pilots on layovers would stay at hotels throughout the Fort Lauderdale area, eat at restaurants nearby and take transportation to get around.
—Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
Ali is detained in Arizona, where ICE has used subcontractors to charter flights to Iran with layovers in Qatar or Kuwait.
—Philip Wang, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
The kiosk serves both passengers and airport employees, offering haircuts, beard trims, styling, and other grooming services, even during tight layovers or unexpected schedule changes.
—Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
During layovers, the birds will rest and eat.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 5 June 2026
The couple regretted booking that flight, and now ensure that their layovers have ample time.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 June 2026
This power bank is my go‑to for keeping phones charged through long layovers, airport navigation, and travel days packed with sightseeing.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
That functionality can be particularly useful during hotel stays or long airport layovers, where users may want to effectively turn the battery into a temporary desktop charging station.
—New Atlas, 21 May 2026
Pilots on layovers would stay at hotels throughout the Fort Lauderdale area, eat at restaurants nearby and take transportation to get around.
—Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
Ali is detained in Arizona, where ICE has used subcontractors to charter flights to Iran with layovers in Qatar or Kuwait.
—Philip Wang, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
The kiosk serves both passengers and airport employees, offering haircuts, beard trims, styling, and other grooming services, even during tight layovers or unexpected schedule changes.
—Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
During layovers, the birds will rest and eat.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for layovers
stops
Noun
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The classes have now educated some 165,000 teens and parents during stops all over the country.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
7 June 2026
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Britannia Beach One of the first major stops north of Vancouver along the Sea to Sky, Britannia Beach began as a mining town after copper was discovered here in 1888.—
Vivian Chung,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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“Layovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layovers. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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