outstayed

verb

past tense of outstay
1
as in overstayed

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2
as in outlasted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstayed
  1. lingered
  2. outlasted
  3. waited
  4. outlived
Verb
  • At the Pfizer building on East Forty-second Street, earlier this week, disaster, and the sense of excitement that disaster can create, lingered.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
  • Because the problem lingered, the break presented an opportunity to address it before the second half.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of lingered
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  • The Blue Jays, outlasted by the Dodgers in last year’s seven-game World Series, improved to 44-49.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
  • The Egyptian star’s wish became reality just hours later, when Argentina outlasted a spirited Cape Verde side in extra time to set up a matchup against Egypt in the round of 16 in Atlanta at noon Tuesday.
    — Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of outlasted
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  • Responsible leaders would have hit the pause button and waited until the votes are in to see if the property tax change became law.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
  • The company self-certified the weather delay category with its federal regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in July 2025 but waited until two months ago to begin offering wagers.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of waited
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  • Natasha Gelman died in Mexico in 1998, having outlived her husband by 12 years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Bangkok has argued that 25 years and five rounds of formal talks under the 2001 MOU produced no real progress, and that the framework had simply outlived its usefulness.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of outlived
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“Outstayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstayed. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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