outstayed

past tense of outstay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstayed
Verb
  • In one of the best World Series in recent memory, the Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games, winning both Games 6 and 7 on the road at a raucous Rogers Centre.
    Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Obiri, who won NYCM in 2023 and finished second in 2024, outlasted countrywoman Sharon Lokedi, the 2022 NYCM champion.
    Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Still, the conversation lingered in his mind.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But since the beginning of the year, inventory has grown nationwide as a result of more sellers coming into the market and buyers withdrawing from it due to rising housing costs, including stubbornly high mortgage rates, which have lingered between 6 percent and 7 percent for the past three years.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The intentional walk has outlived its usefulness, as anybody who paid as much as $1,371 face value for a ticket to the three World Series games this week at Dodger Stadium can attest.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But with the advent of new materials and technologies in the latter half of the 20th century, many of these styles outlived their usefulness in the original contexts they were meant to be worn.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her service was never impacted, and months later, she was assigned to Annapolis and waited for a spot to open up at the Navy flight school in Pensacola, Fla.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • At one downtown Brooklyn location, the line wrapped around the building and, at times, voters waited up to an hour to cast their ballots.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Outstayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstayed. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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