outstayed

verb

past tense of outstay
1
as in overstayed

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as in outlasted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstayed
  1. lingered
  2. outlasted
  3. waited
  4. outlived
Verb
  • At a college fair featuring hundreds of schools, Roland, who lingered for about three hours, didn’t see anyone approach the Cornell booth.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • While the cold symptoms went away, the cough lingered for months.
    — Joe Van Ryn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of lingered
Verb
  • Saturday night, the Hurricanes outlasted Florida State, 43-35, the double overtime game adding another epic episode to the rivalry.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In the co-main event, Armando Resendiz (17-3) outlasted Australia’s Koen Mazoudier (16-5-1) by unanimous decision in a 10-round super middleweight bout.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of outlasted
Verb
  • Despite the warnings, the couple allegedly waited eight hours before seeking medical help when their daughter, Aurora Williams, began experiencing serious medical distress in May.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • On New Year’s Eve 1999, while the world waited to see whether the Y2K bug would knock out computer systems at midnight, Tim Walsh was looking at an apartment near Times Square.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of waited
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  • Still others will be negative or stale, reflecting perceptions that have outlived the reality behind them.
    — Lora Kratchounova, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Music that has outlived trends, generations, and just about everything else the world has thrown at it.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of outlived
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“Outstayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstayed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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