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outstaying

verb

present participle of outstay
1
as in overstaying

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as in outliving

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstaying
  1. lingering
  2. outliving
  3. waiting
  4. outlasting
Verb
  • As the duo row through pitch-black darkness toward the flame, John experiences harrowing visions of his father and of his younger self, revealed to be an effect of the fear toxin lingering in the air.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Still some lingering light rain and breezy conditions across parts of the Northeast for tomorrow morning, but not a washout for most.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of lingering
Verb
  • Annuities As older Americans worry about outliving their savings, the popularity of annuities has soared in recent years.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Someone with several million in assets, for instance, may not have to worry about outliving their savings.
    — David Chavern, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of outliving
Verb
  • Most self-help books say anger and grudges are self-defeating — there’s that line everybody uses that holding a grudge is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • While waiting for the prisoners to emerge out of the federal courthouse elevators, attorneys were seen searching online to quickly familiarize themselves with the case, which has already led to four convictions in May.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of waiting
Verb
  • Alcaraz sensed the dip and sent him running east and west along the baseline, breaking him for the first time since late in the first set by outlasting him on one of those corner-to-corner scraps.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Ruoning Yin won the FM Championship on Sunday at the TPC Boston for her sixth career LPGA Tour victory, outlasting Hyo Joo Kim.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlasting
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“Outstaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstaying. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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