overseas

Definition of overseasnext

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Recent Examples of overseas Chinese automakers such as BYD have been stepping up their overseas expansions, targeting markets including in Latin America, Asia and Europe at a time when domestic demand is coming under pressure in partly due to scaled back government incentives for drivers to switch to EVs. ABC News, 10 June 2026 Investing it in stocks and bonds, meanwhile, could translate into big gains or large losses, as the stock market responds to geopolitical tensions, overseas conflicts and a rising inflation rate. Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 June 2026 In 2025, the group’s retail sales exceeded $730 million, of which $87 million came from overseas sales. Angelica Ang, Fortune, 9 June 2026 Lopez is one of the top overseas players in the class. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for overseas
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseas
Adjective
  • Students at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill designed and 3D-printed a new version of the vuvuzela, the loud plastic horn that became infamous during past international soccer tournaments.
    Kenny Choi, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Sonny, a former Premier League Golden Boot winner, has been in a scoring slump for both his club and his international squad.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 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
  • Federal prosecutors later alleged fake bank records and financial misconduct while company executives reportedly spent lavishly on Beverly Hills rent, luxury jewelry, and exotic cars.
    Michele Steeb, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • Cerebras’ job is to build hardware good enough that companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are willing to use it for exotic purposes.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • Each time, brown leaves that had drifted from distant trees quivered and spun on the surface.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • The intricate arches perfectly frame patches of sky or distant mountains.
    Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • Drop the reference now and some of the old heads will nod and smile knowingly, before staring into some far-off place as awful memories of what once was play in their minds.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • By 2026, what seemed like a far-off horizon in 2024 is beginning to show real progress.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • The snake’s remote habitat and generally non-aggressive nature mean that most people will never encounter one in the wild.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Scientists who recently piloted a submersible to a remote spot in the southeastern Indian Ocean have identified one of the largest and deepest whale graveyards containing hundreds of fossils, including one representing a previously unknown species.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 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
  • This infrastructure must be designed not only for large multinational banks but also for SMEs in Kenya, textile exporters in India, agribusinesses in Brazil and manufacturers in Vietnam.
    Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Chief among them was a new way of taxing multinational corporations who offshore their assets and a fee leveled on companies whose employees rely on Medi-Cal for health insurance.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026

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“Overseas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseas. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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