overstaying

verb

present participle of overstay
as in outstaying

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  1. loitering
  2. lingering
  3. waiting
  4. dawdling
Verb
  • That March, Tahmasbi noticed strangers loitering around his apartment building.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The company revealed that both the Containerized Missile Launcher and the FV-014 loitering munition system are in-house developments.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of loitering
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  • Patterson, who turns 27 on Tuesday, has experience at guard and center, and the 49ers needed a backup at both spots considering Toth’s lingering concussion symptoms.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For Green, and the Warriors (2-0), the victory eliminated any lingering doubts about their season opener last week, a thrilling, 32-26 triple-overtime win against Newbury Park.
    — Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of lingering
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  • Tehran has about 20 million barrels of crude oil on tankers in Asia waiting to discharge to China, the main recipient of Iranian oil, that is a source of revenue, Smith said.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Law enforcement officers were instead waiting for him at the mobile home park, the report said.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of waiting
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  • Indeed, Ederson has moments where he can be caught dawdling with the ball, hoping for an opening that doesn’t always arrive.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Further, there’s no excuse for Congress to continue dawdling on farm policy.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of dawdling
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“Overstaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstaying. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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