outstaying

verb

present participle of outstay
1
as in overstaying

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as in outliving

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  1. lingering
  2. outliving
  3. waiting
  4. outlasting
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  • Rain has already begun to move across the Big Island and is expected to continue through at least Monday, with lingering rain still impacting some of the islands possibly on Tuesday.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • If any lingering question of home-court advantage persisted, it was made crystal clear in the final 30 seconds who had the biggest backing, as Barclays erupted in celebration of the Liberty’s game-winning plays down the stretch.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of lingering
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  • Annuities As older Americans worry about outliving their savings, the popularity of annuities has soared in recent years.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Someone with several million in assets, for instance, may not have to worry about outliving their savings.
    — David Chavern, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of outliving
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  • In early August, dozens of vessels were waiting for their turn in the Panama Canal.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Currently, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) says non-booked vessels are waiting an average of eight days to pass through.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of waiting
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  • By reading the mutations stacked up in the tumor’s genome as a kind of clock, researchers estimate the lineage has been dividing and passing from clam to clam for more than two centuries, outlasting countless generations of its hosts.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The 24-year-old from Texas shot 13-under for the tournament, outlasting Malaysia’s Mirabel Ting by one shot.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Definition of outlasting
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