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
Women are statistically more likely to outlive their husbands.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Samuel Adams also outlived his.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The pair abducted Lee to make amends, and Allen killed them for outliving their usefulness, which was minimal anyway.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
If the spouse with the lower amount outlives the higher earner, the surviving spouse will receive the higher benefit.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Samuel Adams also outlived his.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The pair abducted Lee to make amends, and Allen killed them for outliving their usefulness, which was minimal anyway.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
If the spouse with the lower amount outlives the higher earner, the surviving spouse will receive the higher benefit.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlive
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All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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These criminal networks survive on money from drug trafficking, gold smuggling, arms and human trafficking.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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As a result, Richter has outlasted a staggering number of contenders who know how to move including Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Jen Affleck, and the polarizing (but no less talented) Hilaria Baldwin.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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But her work is about building infrastructure that outlasts political cycles and social media backlash.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Outlive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlive. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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