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.—
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The Treaty Tree, as it's called, has outlasted Spanish conquests, the Civil War, even urban sprawl.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
Diamond Hill-Jarvis boys take early lead, outlast Bridgeport Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis scored two first-half goals then had to hold off a Bridgeport rally to down the Bulls 3-1 in a boys Class 4A soccer regional quarterfinal on Tuesday at Kangaroo Stadium in Weatherford.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
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Lee Cowan, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
Diamond Hill-Jarvis boys take early lead, outlast Bridgeport Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis scored two first-half goals then had to hold off a Bridgeport rally to down the Bulls 3-1 in a boys Class 4A soccer regional quarterfinal on Tuesday at Kangaroo Stadium in Weatherford.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlast. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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