Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstayed
Verb
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Negotiations with Rodgers lingered.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025 -
The indelible smell lingered — to the point of me thinking of skipping out on my perfume du jour.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While Damiano waited for David’s blood glucose to tick up or edge down, his engineering brain crunched the problem.—
Carrie Arnold,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The couple waited until Vale’s arrival to choose her moniker.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There, the crop continued to grow while white-faced ibis and killdeer birds loitered around the water.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Overstayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstayed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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