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
  • Still, as the audience streamed out of the concert courtyard, earlier words from Finom lingered.
    — Katherine Turman, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Others from albums like 2024’s All Life Long sustained a spell that lingered.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of lingered
Verb
  • That improvised wartime barrier has outlasted the conflict itself.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That was enough as the Cubs (64-49) outlasted Los Angeles (69-44) 10-5 at a packed Wrigley Field.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlasted
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  • Workers have registered their numbers to get paid through mobile money transactions, signed attendance sheets and waited for payment notifications, but only some were eventually paid.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The three sat inside their cars, out of the hot August gloom, and waited.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of waited
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  • Today’s class of Arab comics agrees that this mode of comedy, while necessary at the time, has outlived its usefulness.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • If Enterprise is the Star Trek show cut off too soon, Discovery may very well be the first Star Trek show to have outlived its welcome.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlived
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“Outstayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstayed. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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