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Recent Examples of overstay
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Roberts is a native of Guyana who overstayed a student visa and was ordered deported by an immigration judge in May of last year.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2025
If your home contains any of these colors that have overstayed their welcome, invite in fresh, yet timeless hues to easily modernize it.
—Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Noem announced on this trip that fewer than 1% of Argentinians overstay their welcome by staying longer than the allotted 90 days.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There is no attendant, each party gets an hour on the honor system, and players who overstay their hour or flout the rules are subject to gentle but public shaming by others waiting.
—David Shaftel, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2025
If your home contains any of these colors that have overstayed their welcome, invite in fresh, yet timeless hues to easily modernize it.
—Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Noem announced on this trip that fewer than 1% of Argentinians overstay their welcome by staying longer than the allotted 90 days.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There is no attendant, each party gets an hour on the honor system, and players who overstay their hour or flout the rules are subject to gentle but public shaming by others waiting.
—David Shaftel, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstay
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Better to outstay your welcome than give it all up too soon.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Clocking in at a tidy 73 minutes, Good Boy never outstays its welcome, and the spooky goings-on lead to a climax when a ghostly black figure that has been haunting Indy finally, monstrously, appears to pull Todd to hell.—
Laura Martin,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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The overnight storm was likely triggered by a glancing CME arrival that combined with lingering effects from a high-speed solar wind stream, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Yet concerns also linger that the market’s gains are increasingly reliant on tech companies.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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In parallel, the growing importance of long-range precision strike, loitering munitions, networked sensors, and standoff anti-tank missiles means that future armored warfare will emphasize not only heavy armor but also connectivity, situational awareness, and remote engagement.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Raytheon, for instance, is integrating Shield AI’s software into loitering munitions and working with Anduril on rocket motors.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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No more having to wait for the preheat temperature or worrying about forgetting to set it.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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In extremely dense fog, drivers are advised to turn on their hazard lights, pull over into a safe place, and if that’s on the side of the road or hard shoulder—turn off all lights except the hazards, engage the hand brake, and wait until the fog lifts.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Overstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstay. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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