outlast

verb

ˌau̇t-ˈlast How to pronounce outlast (audio)
Definition of outlastnext
as in to survive
to last longer than I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one your work will probably outlast you

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Recent Examples of outlast However, the Fairbuds 2 are made to outlast these by a long shot, and extending their life span doesn't cost much. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 The film follows survivors struggling to outlast an undead threat that grows far beyond anything the show attempted. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 The San Francisco 49ers outlasted the Seahawks 32-29 last Sunday. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Advertisement The decisions made today will outlast this administration and this Congress. — Mary Beth Laughton, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outlast
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlast
  1. survive
  2. outlive
Verb
  • Figuring out whether those systems can survive is a big part of what Sandia’s Z Machine and Lawrence Livermore’s NIF were built for.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And yet Church’s and some of its neighbors, including Tricker’s, Cheaney, and Edward Green, survived by turning the traditional manufacturing practices on which the town was built into an increasingly appreciated point of difference.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of survive
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  • Across most of the animal kingdom bigger animals outlive smaller ones, part of why whales tend to outlast rodents.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The pattern bucks what scientists see elsewhere in the animal kingdom and helps explain why Great Danes rarely outlive golden retrievers or pugs.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlast. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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