as in to outstay
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Recent Examples of overstay
Authorities say Wightman was voluntarily deported from the United States in September 1989 after overstaying his visitor visa and being arrested for a drug offense in Hawaii, avoiding formal deportation proceedings.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
That includes people who crossed the border illegally, people who overstayed their visas and people who have requested asylum.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Jokes are usually emphasized by dramatic music cutting out (à la comedy movie trailers), a trick that overstays its welcome.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
When all avenues have failed, this is the best way to handle guests who have overstayed their welcome without losing your cool.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
That includes people who crossed the border illegally, people who overstayed their visas and people who have requested asylum.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Jokes are usually emphasized by dramatic music cutting out (à la comedy movie trailers), a trick that overstays its welcome.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
When all avenues have failed, this is the best way to handle guests who have overstayed their welcome without losing your cool.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstay
Verb
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But at two hours, Islands outstays its welcome, allowing much of the tension to leak out of it in a protracted concluding stretch.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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There are infinite ways for SNL to be unbearable: a sketch outstays its welcome, the rookie featured player keeps flubbing his lines, the writers forgo jokes altogether and instead force us to listen to a bizarre piano ballad in an attempt to say something earnest about politics.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vox,
13 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, healthcare costs are climbing, inflation lingers above pre-pandemic levels, and despite some dips, over longer periods of time, life expectancy continues to rise.—
Mike Vietri,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Conclave’s journey mirrored the plot of the film: The papal drama lingered quietly in the background as other contenders got tarred by one scandal or another, then came on late by winning at BAFTA and SAG.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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At the time of Fassler’s field study, in 2021, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic had plunged the neighborhood into such a distressed state that loitering there felt unsafe.—
Mara Hoberman,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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On that June arrest report, obtained by The Herald, police explained the trespass arrest, saying that Sampson was arrested for loitering outside the store when in fact the video, which has a date and time stamp, clearly shows him being handcuffed and arrested inside the store.—
JULIE K. BROWN,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hotter-than-expected inflation data would probably prompt the Fed to wait longer to cut interest rates.—
Carolina Mandl,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Overstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstay. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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