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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That, more than anything, is what will endure from Duke’s 78-66 Champions Classic win over Kansas — or at least what should, after the Blue Devils outlasted each and every one of the Jayhawks’ comeback charges.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
How to Watch Michigan at TCU Michigan hits the road for its first true road game after outlasting Wake Forest 85-84 in overtime on Tuesday night in Detroit.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
But Connaughton outlasted Dinwiddie, who was waived in the preseason, and beat the odds stacked against him — something Hornets president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson even admitted during a team meeting as seen on an episode of the franchise’s reel access series.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
For some people, this will mean creating something to outlast them, such as writing a novel or building a grand temple.
—Big Think, 14 Nov. 2025
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Brendan Marks, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
How to Watch Michigan at TCU Michigan hits the road for its first true road game after outlasting Wake Forest 85-84 in overtime on Tuesday night in Detroit.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
But Connaughton outlasted Dinwiddie, who was waived in the preseason, and beat the odds stacked against him — something Hornets president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson even admitted during a team meeting as seen on an episode of the franchise’s reel access series.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
For some people, this will mean creating something to outlast them, such as writing a novel or building a grand temple.
—Big Think, 14 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 25 Nov. 2025.
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