outstaying

Definition of outstayingnext
present participle of outstay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstaying
Verb
  • Today’s retirees are outliving any previous generation.
    Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Americans fear outliving their savings as much as any other potential retirement setback, including failing health, according to research from the Transamerica Center.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Continue on to The Shed Distillery, where Drumshanbo gin is distilled among forest-edge botanicals; the tasting room and café are worth lingering in.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
  • For many in South Florida, the possibility of compensation remains uncertain — with major questions lingering over eligibility, funding, and whether any agreement would require significant political concessions.
    Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • South Regional prediction Houston returns to the Final Four by outlasting Florida in a rematch of last year’s championship game.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Despite trailing for much of the game, Texas A&M men's basketball battled back to force triple-overtime, outlasting LSU in the regular season finale 94-91.
    Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Long Beach father Rhett Pascual isn't losing hope despite waiting for weeks to be put on the waiting list to receive a life-saving heart transplant.
    Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But in 2019, fire officials shifted the protocol to waiting until a call went through a triage analysis.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Outstaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstaying. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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