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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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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Steered by numerous standout performances, the No. 1 University of Arkansas baseball team outlasted No. 6 Georgia 13-3 on Friday night in Athens, Ga.
After the first 10 Razorbacks were unable to reach base, Arkansas ran away to win by scoring 13 unanswered runs.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
The Gators got to this point by surviving a heavyweight bout with fellow SEC team Auburn, outlasting the Tigers through the heroics of Walter Clayton Jr.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The 5 Star had outlasted a demolition notice from a new landlord in 2016 and now music communities across the nation were emerging from the COVID-19 shutdown to find that many of their favorite venues would not be reopening.
—Steven Donofrio, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Your systems become your legacy, turning your expertise into something that outlasts you.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
The Gators got to this point by surviving a heavyweight bout with fellow SEC team Auburn, outlasting the Tigers through the heroics of Walter Clayton Jr.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The 5 Star had outlasted a demolition notice from a new landlord in 2016 and now music communities across the nation were emerging from the COVID-19 shutdown to find that many of their favorite venues would not be reopening.
—Steven Donofrio, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Your systems become your legacy, turning your expertise into something that outlasts you.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlast. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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