outstayed

verb

past tense of outstay
1
as in overstayed

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2
as in outlasted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstayed
  1. lingered
  2. outlasted
  3. waited
  4. outlived
Verb
  • Tagovailoa on return, boos Falcons and former Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who was greeted with boos during Friday’s preseason game, lingered on the field afterward to embrace several former teammates and Dolphins staffers.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Young wound up going 8–5 as a starter and won Offensive Rookie of the Year, but tensions lingered.
    — Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of lingered
Verb
  • The course designed by Robert Trent Jones has hosted three major championships since 1965, most recently in 2018, when Brooks Koepka outlasted Tiger Woods and Adam Scott to win that year’s PGA Championship.
    — Dennis Esser, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Cristopher Sánchez struck out six over six solid innings and became baseball's first 16-game winner as the Philadelphia Phillies outlasted the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Monday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlasted
Verb
  • Sophie Richards waited five years for a diagnosis (the average is seven to 10 years), and has had four surgeries (plus freezing her eggs).
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
  • It's been quite a disappointing year for home shoppers who waited since 2023 for rates to cool off.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of waited
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  • Caterham outlived her late husband, Norman Caterham, who died in 1976, as well as their two children, daughters Gem and Anne.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Such is the power of mythic literature that the creation has outlived his creator.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlived
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“Outstayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstayed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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