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as in to overstay
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Recent Examples of outstay
Lexx reinvented itself each season, and Season 3 — set on the planets of Fire and Water — didn't outstay its welcome at 13 episodes.
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Chris McMullen, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2025
And at less than two hours with an intermission, the show doesn’t outstay its welcome.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The overbearing Dawn, who has outstayed her welcome in what was supposed to be a temporary lockdown solution, is not Joe’s only headache at home.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Social media trends come and go, but one craze that appears to have outstayed its welcome is the desire to mock millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996).
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
But at two hours, Islands outstays its welcome, allowing much of the tension to leak out of it in a protracted concluding stretch.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
There are infinite ways for SNL to be unbearable: a sketch outstays its welcome, the rookie featured player keeps flubbing his lines, the writers forgo jokes altogether and instead force us to listen to a bizarre piano ballad in an attempt to say something earnest about politics.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 13 Feb. 2025
But the skyrocketing housing costs mean that to some countries, foreigners have outstayed their welcome.
—Jason Lalljee, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Defying gravity Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have long outstayed a planned eight days in low-Earth orbit after traveling to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
Chris McMullen, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2025
And at less than two hours with an intermission, the show doesn’t outstay its welcome.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The overbearing Dawn, who has outstayed her welcome in what was supposed to be a temporary lockdown solution, is not Joe’s only headache at home.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Social media trends come and go, but one craze that appears to have outstayed its welcome is the desire to mock millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996).
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
But at two hours, Islands outstays its welcome, allowing much of the tension to leak out of it in a protracted concluding stretch.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
There are infinite ways for SNL to be unbearable: a sketch outstays its welcome, the rookie featured player keeps flubbing his lines, the writers forgo jokes altogether and instead force us to listen to a bizarre piano ballad in an attempt to say something earnest about politics.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 13 Feb. 2025
But the skyrocketing housing costs mean that to some countries, foreigners have outstayed their welcome.
—Jason Lalljee, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Defying gravity Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have long outstayed a planned eight days in low-Earth orbit after traveling to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstay
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Noem announced on this trip that fewer than 1% of Argentinians overstay their welcome by staying longer than the allotted 90 days.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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There is no attendant, each party gets an hour on the honor system, and players who overstay their hour or flout the rules are subject to gentle but public shaming by others waiting.—
David Shaftel,
Curbed,
26 Aug. 2025
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Powered by hydrogen that provides both lift and fuel, the craft can remain aloft for more than 12 hours per mission, far outlasting conventional drones or helicopters.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Connor Norby hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning for the Miami Marlins, who outlasted the host New York Mets 11-8 in a wild back-and-forth game Saturday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Yet with so many worries lingering, even after Shi’s attempt to reassure them, confidence is as low as at any time in his nine years at the helm.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The tension lingers throughout the meal, leaving the family divided.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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But barring some horrific tragedy, those gingko trees will outlive me, and there is a certain comfort in that.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Today, the Tibetan government in exile is a vibrant democracy that will outlive this Dalai Lama.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Outstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstay. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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