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Recent Examples of overstay
Sly wisely kept the record short – the childlike sections, which are charming in small doses, would have become grating if the record had overstayed its welcome.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 June 2025
Officials stated that he was permitted to leave the U.S. after overstaying his visa.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 June 2025
The president used as an excuse the horrific recent attack in Boulder, Colorado, whereby an Egyptian citizen who had overstayed his visa firebombed people demonstrating for the release of Israeli hostages.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Pineda-Mogollon entered the U.S. in 2023 and overstayed his tourist visa.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 June 2025
Officials stated that he was permitted to leave the U.S. after overstaying his visa.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 June 2025
The president used as an excuse the horrific recent attack in Boulder, Colorado, whereby an Egyptian citizen who had overstayed his visa firebombed people demonstrating for the release of Israeli hostages.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
Pineda-Mogollon entered the U.S. in 2023 and overstayed his tourist visa.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstay
Verb
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And at less than two hours with an intermission, the show doesn’t outstay its welcome.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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The overbearing Dawn, who has outstayed her welcome in what was supposed to be a temporary lockdown solution, is not Joe’s only headache at home.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
Verb
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This slight chance of thunderstorms lingers into Wednesday as the upper low passes over the region.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 July 2025
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But there are still lingering worries about how long Amazon and Apple will keep movies in theaters before sending them to streaming.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
9 July 2025
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In another scenario, New Berlin police officers responded to a woman who was loitering and recognized signs of schizophrenia and PTSD.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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Two men in T-shirts, who had been loitering for hours, followed him.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Tijuana has always been a place of waiting for migrants.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Many big Silicon Valley companies weren’t willing to wait, and smaller ones couldn’t afford to.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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“Overstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstay. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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