as in to survive
to last longer than
tortoises will outlive most people, as they live to be over 100 years old
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Recent Examples of outlive
Annuities For retirees who are more worried about outliving their money than chasing growth, an annuity could be a smart option.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The publication would outlive both of them.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
And companies that endure—the ones that outlive industries, cycles and founders—are led by people who operate as architects, not just visionaries.
—Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Many of these works have far outlived their creators.
—Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The publication would outlive both of them.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
And companies that endure—the ones that outlive industries, cycles and founders—are led by people who operate as architects, not just visionaries.
—Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Many of these works have far outlived their creators.
—Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlive
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The pier was able to survive Saturday's King Tide, which the National Weather Service said was the highest Summer wave levels on record.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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New York survived the scramble by controlling the glass and doing just enough at the free-throw line.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The Kremlin’s strategy has long been to outlast Ukraine in an attritional war profiting from its immense population and large military industry that can sustain a slow, grinding campaign.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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So the question of who enforces what, against which AI system, predates the April rule and will outlast it.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Outlive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlive. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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