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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Fluminense have outlasted their more storied Rio de Janeiro neighbours, Flamengo and Botafogo.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 4 July 2025
He’s taken the ball far more than Koufax while outlasting him in virtually every impact pitching category.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Armour Black bounced back with a straight set victory over High Performance of St. Louis, then outlasted Pulse 18 of Anaheim, California, 26-24, 20-25, 15-11 to stay alive and advance to Thursday’s elite eight bracket.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
While Brooklyn attorney Kyle Fraser ultimately outwitted, outplayed, and outlasted the competition to claim the $1 million prize in a nail-biting 5-2-1 jury vote, our local hero, Mitch Guerra, ended his Fijian adventure as the seventh member of the jury.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 4 July 2025
He’s taken the ball far more than Koufax while outlasting him in virtually every impact pitching category.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Armour Black bounced back with a straight set victory over High Performance of St. Louis, then outlasted Pulse 18 of Anaheim, California, 26-24, 20-25, 15-11 to stay alive and advance to Thursday’s elite eight bracket.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
While Brooklyn attorney Kyle Fraser ultimately outwitted, outplayed, and outlasted the competition to claim the $1 million prize in a nail-biting 5-2-1 jury vote, our local hero, Mitch Guerra, ended his Fijian adventure as the seventh member of the jury.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlast. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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