overseas

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Recent Examples of overseas The plan will bar federal AI funding from states with tough AI laws, promote open-source and open-weight AI development, and direct the Commerce Department to lead overseas data center and deployment efforts. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 22 July 2025 One such option is the Rock of Gibraltar, in the British overseas territory on the tip of the Iberian Peninsula. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2025 Some went all out with an overseas blowout, while others kept things low-key, surrounded by just immediate family at a favorite local place. Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 18 July 2025 Taylor conceded that the KU alumni would look better if some of KU’s overseas pros or G League players such as Devon Dotson, Devonté Graham, Frank Mason, Marcus Garrett, Malik Newman, Udoka Azubuike were on the KU roster. Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for overseas
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseas
Adjective
  • Over 40% of international exports from Europe are targeted toward the U.S. market.
    Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The national and international programs along with membership services account for $12.5 million of its $16.7 million in total expenses.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • The announcement, made in a city where three-fourths of residents are foreign-born, was greeted with thunderous applause as Trump said his next administration was going to root out undocumented criminals.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
  • One in four direct care workers in the U.S. is foreign-born.
    Sean C. Domnick, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Lotus feels more like an event, thanks to more interior noise, having to climb down into it, and its more exotic looks and driving position.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
  • In many others, including Oklahoma, strict rehabilitation or exotic pet permits are required.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • Constructed in the form of a triptych, the movie tells three stories exploring relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 July 2025
  • The film is composed of three stories, all concerning the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent or parents, and each other.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • Nothing distracts from the heat like a journey into a far-off fictional land.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 July 2025
  • Local officials are more accountable to voters than those in far-off places, but that doesn’t mean that locals necessarily are fonts of good sense.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • His disappearance — in the remote Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in Pyrenees mountains along the Spain-France border — has generated coverage in The New York Times, People, USA Today and newspapers in Spain.
    Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 23 July 2025
  • Police have worked with both the brewery and mosque to find a solution, King Jugg has offered shuttles from remote parking and the mosque has tried to steer overflow visitors to a nearby parking lot — but none have eased the problem.
    John Tuohy, IndyStar, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • Many winemakers in Bolgheri and throughout Tuscany use nonindigenous grapes such as Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon either alone or in a blend.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
  • Much of Washington Heights is old farmland The area's earliest nonindigenous civilization in the Washington Heights area began in 1835.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • When the bill was read out to parliament the prime minister confirmed that four sites have been identified by CGG Services SAS, a French multinational geoscience technology services company.
    Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
  • Its culinary impact is just as notable: The metro Detroit region is the birthplace of multinational chains, such as Domino’s, Little Caesars, and Jet’s Pizza, which have brought Detroit into the global pizza lexicon.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 29 July 2025

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“Overseas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseas. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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