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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Examples of outlast in a Sentence
I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one
your work will probably outlast you
Recent Examples on the Web
After all, the Conservatives instigated Brexit, brought us leaders who flouted COVID protocols or were outlasted by a head of lettuce.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 July 2024
Truss's precarious position sparked an avalanche of memes asking if her government could outlast a head of iceberg lettuce.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Instead, the Panthers outlasted Connor McDavid & Co. and earned the privilege of having their names forever etched on the Cup.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 June 2024
The History Channel’s Alone, which continues to be the most genuinely perilous show on television, has been dropping survivalists in remote locations to forage, hunt, build shelters, starve, and outlast each other for almost a decade — and it’s only gotten better over time.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 31 May 2024
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 July 2024
Truss's precarious position sparked an avalanche of memes asking if her government could outlast a head of iceberg lettuce.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Instead, the Panthers outlasted Connor McDavid & Co. and earned the privilege of having their names forever etched on the Cup.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 June 2024
The History Channel’s Alone, which continues to be the most genuinely perilous show on television, has been dropping survivalists in remote locations to forage, hunt, build shelters, starve, and outlast each other for almost a decade — and it’s only gotten better over time.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 31 May 2024
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlast. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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