OVERSEAS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

overseas

adjective

Definition of overseas

as in international

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Recent Examples of overseas Russia's ministry of foreign affairs posted on X that preparations for overseas voting in Russia’s State Duma elections are nearly complete. — Chris Massaro , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Congress later created national protections for military and overseas voters. — Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 The opposition’s small lead initially was uncertain but was confirmed after early votes that didn’t arrive at polling stations by Election Day, including overseas ballots, were counted. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 The opposition’s small lead was initially uncertain but was confirmed after early votes that didn’t arrive at polling stations by Election Day, including overseas ballots, were counted. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overseas

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Adjective

Intocable thus joined a long list of national and international artists who have performed at the world’s second-largest public square, surpassed only by Tiananmen in Beijing.

— Natalia Cano, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
The teams are looking for broadcasters, co-production partners as well as international distribution for the series.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of international

Adjective

Census data show a large majority of the city's population is foreign-born, while Venezuelans make up a substantial portion of its residents.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of foreign-born

Adjective

Monkeys, tigers, exotic birds destined for the pet trade or as trophies, reptiles and sea cucumbers prized for food and medicine all pass through the region's airports and border crossings, according to officials with the network.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Having the good fortune to be present at a musical revolution’s ground zero, Hynde’s exotic American watched her British pals quickly turn into first-gen punk legends and form the Damned, the Sex Pistols, the Slits, the Clash.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of exotic

Adjective

Given with the cancer drug Keytruda after surgery, the treatment significantly improved the time patients remained free of recurrence and distant spread compared with Keytruda alone.

— Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Once a distant ambition for technology researchers, the prospect of artificial intelligence models teaching themselves autonomously to be more efficient and capable appears ever closer to reality.

— Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of distant

Adjective

Coronagraphs work by blocking out the glare from far-off starlight, allowing light bouncing off the planets orbiting those stars to be captured for direct observations.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of far-off

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

In the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO bolstered its presence on Europe’s eastern flank by sending additional multinational battle groups to Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
This does not mean a small manufacturer suddenly possesses the resources of a multinational company.

— Onahira Rivas, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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