OUTSTAYED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

outstayed

verb

past tense of outstay

as in overstayed

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But despite Rexha’s rousing encore, her question still lingered.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026
In this case, the shark — which Gauna believes to be a roughly 9-foot juvenile — lingered within arm’s length of the swimmer, circling him several times.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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Years spent reviewing the financial controls of government entities as an external auditor, followed by service on boards and audit committees across several industries, taught a lesson that has outlasted every subsequent role.

— Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Why tired-girl makeup outlasted its viral moment Trendalytics reports tired-girl makeup searches are up 214% year over year, with indie sleaze makeup rising 80% in social buzz over the same period.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

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The court also said any problems caused by the timing of the ruling is the fault of the secretary of state, who waited eight months before making a decision on the ballot initiative.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Americans for Citizen Voting argued in its application to Kavanaugh that the state had waited more than five months to reject the signatures and then did so on questions about those from a sample of 1,000 out of more than 700,000 submitted.

— Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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The AfD’s success shows the mounting tensions within Germany over whether that identity endures at the core of the new German state or has now outlived its usefulness.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Longevity helps; if Picasso hadn’t outlived his Blue Period and Guernica by a long stretch of years, he might be dinted today as indulgently moody.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

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