outstaying

verb

present participle of outstay
1
as in overstaying

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2
as in outliving

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstaying
  1. lingering
  2. outliving
  3. waiting
  4. outlasting
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  • Mostly hidden from our daily view, the machinery for making white meat—a chemical and metabolic system of planetary scope—will be a lingering trace of human presence in the annals of Earth history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • By Saturday morning, lingering snow is likely at high elevations in Yosemite National Park and near Mammoth Mountain.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of lingering
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  • 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
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  • The matter was highly contentious in the community, with residents arriving at Inkster City Hall 90 minutes before the council meeting began and waiting outside to speak during public comment.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • After so much talk leading up to and coming out of the game in Melbourne, Australia, about the Los Angeles Rams waiting until late to fly there — and lost 27-7 to San Francisco — the NFL does not appear close to dictating when teams must travel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of waiting
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  • The Atlanta Dream moved within one victory of a WNBA Finals berth after outlasting the New York Liberty 101-98 in overtime Wednesday night to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the semifinal series.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of outlasting
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