outlive
verb
out·live
ˌau̇t-ˈliv 
outlived; outliving; outlives
1
: to live beyond or longer than
outlived most of his friends
outlive its usefulness
2
: to survive the effects of
universities … outlive many political and social changes—
J. B. Conant
J. B. Conant
Examples of outlive in a Sentence
No mother wants to outlive her children.
He outlived his wife by 10 years.
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Decades after the one-child policy’s introduction in 1980, those contraceptive devices – only meant to remain in women’s bodies for five to 20 years – have long outlived their safe stay.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
As Colin Farrell made clear in his recent interview about his own son—who has Angelman syndrome and is nonverbal—caring for a child with a disability is a lifelong commitment, and more parents than ever are worried about their children outliving them.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Despite being the bigger mammoth species, Columbian mammoths died out about 11,000 to 13,000 years ago, while woolly mammoths outlived them by roughly 6,000 years, reports Tia Ghose for Live Science.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2024
Depositphotos Australia topped the list in life expectancy, with Aussie women outliving American women by almost four years and Aussie men outliving American men by nearly five years.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
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Joyce Jiang, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
As Colin Farrell made clear in his recent interview about his own son—who has Angelman syndrome and is nonverbal—caring for a child with a disability is a lifelong commitment, and more parents than ever are worried about their children outliving them.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Despite being the bigger mammoth species, Columbian mammoths died out about 11,000 to 13,000 years ago, while woolly mammoths outlived them by roughly 6,000 years, reports Tia Ghose for Live Science.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2024
Depositphotos Australia topped the list in life expectancy, with Aussie women outliving American women by almost four years and Aussie men outliving American men by nearly five years.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Outlive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlive. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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outlive
verb
out·live
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈliv
: to live longer than : outlast
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