outstays

verb

present tense third-person singular of outstay
1
as in overstays

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as in lasts (beyond)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstays
  1. lingers
  2. outlives
  3. outlasts
Verb
  • For a creamier take, DedCool’s XtraMilk Eau de Parfum is a 2024 Best of Beauty Award winner that layers bergamot over soft white musk and amber for a cozy skin-like scent that lingers close to the body.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 11 July 2026
  • The longer uncertainty lingers, the more risk there is for stocks at a moment when the market leaders, chipmakers, are wobbling.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Definition of lingers
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  • This works because institutional capital tied to physical infrastructure outlives any single economic cycle.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • An investment that made perfect sense at the time outlives its usefulness.
    — byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of outlives
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  • Their sound reproduction is on par with Apple and Bose, though just a hair behind Sony, and their battery life outlasts all three by a wide margin.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
  • Factories that take four years to build need a policy that outlasts a single term.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of outlasts
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“Outstays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstays. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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