as in to outstay
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Recent Examples of overstay
The family moved to the United States from Brazil when Gomes da Silva was 7 years old and overstayed their visa, according to Nice.
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Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 27 July 2025
The fee will also reportedly be reimbursable, so long as travelers don’t overstay the visa or participate in unauthorized work while visiting.
—Stacey Lastoe, AFAR Media, 21 July 2025
People would not overstay their visas or the amount of time they as tourists are allowed to visit.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have apprehended a teacher who allegedly overstayed his visa.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 27 July 2025
The fee will also reportedly be reimbursable, so long as travelers don’t overstay the visa or participate in unauthorized work while visiting.
—Stacey Lastoe, AFAR Media, 21 July 2025
People would not overstay their visas or the amount of time they as tourists are allowed to visit.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have apprehended a teacher who allegedly overstayed his visa.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstay
Verb
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Lexx reinvented itself each season, and Season 3 — set on the planets of Fire and Water — didn't outstay its welcome at 13 episodes.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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And at less than two hours with an intermission, the show doesn’t outstay its welcome.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Even as Andrew James McGann sits in jail accused of the ghastly double murder of parents on a hike at a state park in the Ozark Mountains, key questions linger about the motive.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Debt from a 2018 restructuring lingered and mall traffic, especially in secondary locations, continued to decline.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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It was originally branded as a long-range, one-way attack vehicle, a class of systems more commonly referred to as kamikaze drones or loitering munitions.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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On the frontlines in Ukraine, both Moscow and Kyiv are using small drones as well as loitering munitions to destroy troops, tanks, and support equipment while relying on the same unmanned aerial vehicles to resupply, triage casualties, and identify approaching enemies.—
JACQUELYN SCHNEIDER,
Foreign Affairs,
31 July 2025
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Antarctica has been forming for over 35 million years, so your inbox can wait.—
Sarah Groen,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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Taylor would often wait for Jarvaise after class to talk about his work.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Overstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstay. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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