outstay

verb

Definition of outstaynext
1
as in to overstay

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as in to outlast

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Recent Examples of outstay The album moves like a DJ set, never letting a sound outstay its welcome. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026 Better to outstay your welcome than give it all up too soon. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Lexx reinvented itself each season, and Season 3 — set on the planets of Fire and Water — didn't outstay its welcome at 13 episodes. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstay
  1. overstay
  2. outlast
  3. linger
  4. outlive
Verb
  • The government also has cracked down on foreigners who overstay visas or seek to circumvent property-ownership regulations, while also shortening visa-free stays.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Traveler data will be stored for five years for those who overstay.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • To outlast the best and bring Street Fighter to the big screen, stunt coordinator John Valera paid close attention to the combat styles in the video game.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The Atlanta Dream moved within one victory of a WNBA Finals berth after outlasting the New York Liberty 101-98 in overtime Wednesday night to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the semifinal series.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of outlast
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  • Wallace lingered in the car for a few minutes once slowing to a stop, though — long enough for health workers to unload a stretcher that Wallace ultimately didn’t use.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
  • While Beverly Hills and West Hollywood bounced back after the pandemic, Santa Monica continues to struggle with retail vacancies and lingering economic woes.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of linger
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  • Now, as Thompson prepares to leave office before the end of this year, Kohberger’s push to withdraw his guilty plea in favor of a trial is ongoing and stands to outlive Thompson’s tenure halfway into his current term.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Lori’s grandparents died in the 1980s, two more people outlived by a man who’d been sentenced to death.
    — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Outstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstay. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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