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as in to overstay
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as in to outlast
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Recent Examples of outstay
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.
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Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Defying gravity Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have long outstayed a planned eight days in low-Earth orbit after traveling to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
The other thing that has really outstayed its welcome is Reynolds’s teasing gay banter.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 23 July 2024
Following a 2019 detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for allegedly outstaying his visa, the rapper is now able to travel internationally as a newly permanent citizen of the United States.
—Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2023
Available in theaters and on myriad streaming platforms, the international assembly may be a hit-and-miss affair, but never outstays its welcome.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Mar. 2023
So what to do with this holiday guest that has outstayed its welcome?
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 19 Jan. 2023
But unless the show can pull off an extreme pivot, it’s already outstayed its welcome.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 25 Feb. 2023
At least for me, both the slow movement and the finale outstayed their welcome.
—Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2023
Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Defying gravity Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have long outstayed a planned eight days in low-Earth orbit after traveling to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
The other thing that has really outstayed its welcome is Reynolds’s teasing gay banter.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 23 July 2024
Following a 2019 detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for allegedly outstaying his visa, the rapper is now able to travel internationally as a newly permanent citizen of the United States.
—Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2023
Available in theaters and on myriad streaming platforms, the international assembly may be a hit-and-miss affair, but never outstays its welcome.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Mar. 2023
So what to do with this holiday guest that has outstayed its welcome?
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 19 Jan. 2023
But unless the show can pull off an extreme pivot, it’s already outstayed its welcome.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 25 Feb. 2023
At least for me, both the slow movement and the finale outstayed their welcome.
—Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstay
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Wen, who authorities said is a Chinese national living illegally in the U.S. after overstaying his visa, has been charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which deals with sanctions and frozen foreign assets.Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Wen, who allegedly overstayed his visa and remained in the US illegally, was arrested Tuesday by the FBI.Josh Campbell, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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But misinformation still looms large, and the threat of the madness lingers on.Barry Levitt, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
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Whether someone makes up their mind within the first second or the first five minutes, that perception can linger.Scott Mautz, Contributor, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
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Catherine outlived her husband by 20 years, returning to her home country and even serving as regent of Portugal.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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More than ever, retirees face the unsettling prospect of outliving their savings.Dr. Aman Alzubier, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Outstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstay. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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