overstaying

Definition of overstayingnext
present participle of overstay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstaying
Verb
  • Another, more immediate reason is that after 45 years of service, the Stinger is becoming obsolete and increasingly unsuited to a battlefield dominated by loitering munitions, cruise missiles, and drone warfare.
    David Szondy February 08, New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
  • This puts it safely within the light cruise missile-grade of loitering munitions, suggesting it is probably intended for use against hardened or high-value targets.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Experts point to restricted access to advanced chips and limited capital as lingering constraints.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Women generally receive fewer advanced therapies for PE, like thrombectomy (a procedure to pluck out a clot), and end up with more bleeding complications and a higher rate of lingering issues, like clumps of scar tissue in arteries that can increase blood pressure.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Researchers hope that the TAL system could eventually be a viable strategy for patients who are waiting for donor lungs — specifically, those with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) along with necrotizing pneumonia or septic shock.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Officers then moved in on the nurses who did not give way, zip-tied their hands and led them to waiting police vans.
    Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Further, there’s no excuse for Congress to continue dawdling on farm policy.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Faster pit stops could also help unlock sales for electric two-wheelers, which have been slow to catch on due to dawdling charge times and limited riding range.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Mar. 2023
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“Overstaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstaying. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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