overseas

Definition of overseasnext

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Recent Examples of overseas That visit will be King Charles' first trip as monarch to an overseas British territory. Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 The hope is that Jocytė can fill some of those needs, but there is still no timetable for when she is slated to join the team as her overseas commitments run through training camp. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 The family real estate business is undergoing the fastest overseas expansion since its founding a century ago, each deal potentially shaping everything including tariffs and military aid. Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 MiniMax reported $79 million in 2025 revenue, a 159% year-on-year jump, with 70% coming from overseas markets in an early signal of global appetite for Chinese foundation models. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overseas
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseas
Adjective
  • Ships near the blockade face US warnings Vessels that approach the blockade, which is being enforced in Iran’s territorial seas and international waters and not in the Strait of Hormuz, get a warning, Caine said.
    Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Who needs a mild anti-monarchist outburst, given the far thornier international debacle on the BAFTAs stage?
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In food preparation and serving jobs, another major employer of immigrants, the share of workers who were foreign-born rose from about 22% to more than 25% over the same period.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Care at home is even more dependent upon immigrants, with around 1 in 3 home health workers foreign-born.
    Allie Canal, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The film shows warriors riding in on tigers, some romance, lots of dancing and fighting, exotic locales, and the lead summoning a massive monster made of sticks and brush to fight her enemies.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
  • West Indies Salad, or West Indies as the locals say, might sound like an exotic dish, even tropical.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • During the 2020 pandemic in particular, this became an appealing message, giving viewers a place to hang out with optimistic, hopeful TV friends who were delivering comfort from the recent — but now seemingly all-too-distant — past.
    Jennifer Armstrong, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Across Chinese university campuses, students are also checking out books on Iran to learn why the US wanted to go to war with a country that to them seems distant and mysterious.
    Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, who represents parts of South Miami-Dade, said the offers aren’t adequate because the warehouse workers shouldn’t have to drive to far-off Amazon facilities to keep their jobs.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The Final Four is in sigh For many hopeful young athletes, the chance to play for a national championship no longer feels like a far-off dream.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Benue has been a hot spot for armed violence in Nigeria's northern region where armed gangs often target remote villagers and travelers with violent killings and kidnapping for ransom.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Disaster relief protections include a waiver of a one-time activation fee for establishing remote call forwarding.
    Cox Communications, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 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
  • Large multinational oil and gas corporations spent decades lying to the public about their products’ contribution to climate change and working to undermine the transition to cleaner energy sources.
    Scott Wiener, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Stephen Cook, the group’s attorney, is based in the Irvine office of the multinational law firm Brown Rudnick.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Overseas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseas. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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