outstayed

past tense of outstay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstayed
Verb
  • Merriam has outlasted a long line of American dictionaries.
    Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The timing is particularly crucial because much of the city’s infrastructure has outlasted its lifespan because it was built during the population boom of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The same cautious and concerned mood that overshadowed the start of the Fall/Winter 2026-2027 denim season in April lingered through to its final event.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But inside, the pain of tumbling from first to 19th lingered.
    Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At 103 years old, the woman who first stepped into the story of the Black Dahlia murder would be the last to leave it, having outlived every other participant.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The popular LizaMinnelliOutlives account on X duly noted that Minnelli, 79, has outlived the MSNBC name.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Borrowers visited bank branches, submitted paperwork, and waited for credit committees to decide.
    AJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This designation allowed those companies to legally sell their existing spirits, while the rest of the alcohol industry either waited it out, sold their stock to a company with a license, or dabbled in the underground spirits world.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Outstayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstayed. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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