outlast
verb
out·last
ˌau̇t-ˈlast 
outlasted; outlasting; outlasts
: to last longer than : to continue to exist, be active, etc., longer than (someone or something)
BookCourt … withstood the 1999 opening of a Barnes & Noble store just a few blocks away and even outlasted the owners' marriage.—
Eli Rosenberg
Eli RosenbergExamples of outlast in a Sentence
I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one
your work will probably outlast you
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
This means that more drivers are facing expensive repairs as cars outlast their parts.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Nevada has won two in a row after a 1-8 start, outlasting Wyoming last week for a 13-7 road victory.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Guy, the blues stalwart who couldn’t catch a break for a long time, has outlasted them all.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outlast
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlast. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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