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. ConantExamples of outlive in a Sentence
No mother wants to outlive her children.
He outlived his wife by 10 years.
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Based on their research, the scientists say at least two distinct night lizard lineages outlived the asteroid collision.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Mature companies often cling to what worked in the past; the leaders usually built their legacies on products and systems that have outlived their utility and should be disrupted.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
In a paper published on Tuesday in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers report that female baboons who have strong relationships with their father—as measured by the amount of time a father-daughter pair spent grooming each other and living together—tend to outlive those who don’t.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
Khamenei’s zealotry is very unlikely to outlive him in Iran’s highest echelons of power.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Mature companies often cling to what worked in the past; the leaders usually built their legacies on products and systems that have outlived their utility and should be disrupted.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
In a paper published on Tuesday in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers report that female baboons who have strong relationships with their father—as measured by the amount of time a father-daughter pair spent grooming each other and living together—tend to outlive those who don’t.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
Khamenei’s zealotry is very unlikely to outlive him in Iran’s highest echelons of power.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
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“Outlive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlive. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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outlive
verb
out·live
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈliv
: to live longer than : outlast
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