overseas

Definition of overseasnext

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Recent Examples of overseas Boilermakers trial Former Boilermakers chief of staff Tyler Brown testified Tuesday that ousted International President Newton Jones used union funds for luxury overseas trips, five-star hotels and high-paying jobs for family members. Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026 The Princess of Wales, 44, touched down from London on Wednesday, May 13, ahead of a two-day visit to Reggio Emilia, marking her first official solo overseas trip since her cancer diagnosis in 2024. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 The trip marks the British royal’s first overseas visit since her cancer treatment. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 May 2026 Reggio Emilia, Italy — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been given a rapturous welcome in Italy on her first official overseas trip since being treated for cancer. Max Foster, CNN Money, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for overseas
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseas
Adjective
  • In October, 2024, Yotam Ben-Hillel, an Israeli human-rights lawyer, petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court on behalf of a coalition of international aid groups in an effort to force the Israeli government to address the situation.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
  • The 49ers and Jacksonville each have two international games.
    Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • Of the eight teams in the field — TCU, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Arizona, Baylor, Texas, Virginia and Mississippi State — 55 percent of the players are foreign-born.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
  • Just 3% of players on NFL rosters last season were foreign-born, according to one analysis.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • Hence these might require the use of exotic materials like ceramic matrix composites or carbon fibers (which have melting temperatures around 3,500 K).
    adityajadhav, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
  • While they are admired for their beauty, The Wildcat Sanctuary says that fascination fuels the exotic pet trade and private ownership.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • The hotel is on a block next to a major road, but the noise is more of a distant city hum than a nuisance.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
  • The forces shaping our lives can often feel distant, abstract, and impossible to grasp — but through adventure, investigation, and deeply human storytelling, The Human Element inspires a sense of hope and connection.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • By 2026, what seemed like a far-off horizon in 2024 is beginning to show real progress.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Observations from an astronomer in Japan suggest that a relatively small celestial object in that far-off region does indeed have a thin atmosphere.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Adjective
  • Extending housing to remote areas requires new roads, water systems, sewers, schools, and fire protection, all of which are costly and often opposed by local governments.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • At the intersection of climate and faith, the documentary brings audiences inside one of the most isolated communities in America, a conservative Christian fishing town on a remote island in the Chesapeake Bay fighting to hold on as the land beneath them disappears.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • Many winemakers in Bolgheri and throughout Tuscany use nonindigenous grapes such as Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon either alone or in a blend.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
  • Much of Washington Heights is old farmland The area's earliest nonindigenous civilization in the Washington Heights area began in 1835.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • But increasingly, the forces accelerating that destruction are not just multinational corporations or ranchers clearing land for cattle.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • Eric Haan, director of the Stellantis Poissy plant, poses for a portrait next to cars at the Stellantis multinational car manufacturer’s plant in Poissy, west of Paris, on April 15, 2026.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 May 2026

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“Overseas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseas. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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