OVERSEAS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

overseas

adjective

Definition of overseas

as in international

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Recent Examples of overseas Angel already has distribution partners in multiple overseas territories for its titles but this marks its first foray into pre-sales. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026 Brands such as Coach, Ralph Lauren, Alo Yoga, Vuori and Reformation are also continuing to expand their overseas presence with freestanding stores. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Pauken also was sentenced to 36 months of supervised release with no overseas travel, the department said in a news release on Tuesday. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Harting imports about 40% of its components, according to the presentations, and other locations being considered by the company offer more convenient access to overseas shipping routes. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overseas

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Adjective

As the first generation of entrepreneurs adapts to the demands of international business, these companies are moving beyond simply selling products abroad and starting to behave like true multinationals.

— Danny Vincent, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026
With only six matchweeks in its league phase, the Conference League does not get underway until the prolonged September international break on October 15.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of international

Adjective

Consider the foreign-born who joined the Gold Rush, the Chinese railroad workers, and still and always the Latino population along the long, wide international border.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
More than one-third of New Yorkers are foreign-born, according to a 2026 city report.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of foreign-born

Adjective

Investigators later learned of an allegation that the girl had been traded for an exotic animal and was living in Texas.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Our study takes only a tiny step – but still a step – in that direction, helping to nail down the mechanism of exotic superconductivity in graphene.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of exotic

Adjective

Growing up in nearby Long Island, where my parents moved partially due to fear of what would happen next, the attacks felt like a distant but ever-present part of my life.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
This week is a great time to find it because Neptune soon reaches opposition within Pisces, making the distant planet brighter than at any other time this year.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of distant

Adjective

Her reasons for leaving involve both the recent and far-off past, which the author brings to a powerful place in her conclusion.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
And new species join the party regularly, as bad pet owners release their charges into the wild or stowaways sneak in from far-off countries.

— Alex Harris August 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of far-off

Adjective

This allows XPeng to run its physical AI foundation model directly on the robot rather than relying on remote computing or teleoperation for complex tasks.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
But success has been elusive—which, McDowell says, is all the more remarkable, given the site’s near-ideal remote, equatorial locale.

— Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of remote

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

Definition of nonindigenous

Adjective

No formal charges have been filed, and TWG Global, the multinational holding company led by Walter, is cooperating in the investigation.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Step Back Uber joins a list of multinational companies that have left Nigeria since inflation began spiking in 2023 in response to economic policy changes by President Bola Tinubu.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of multinational

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