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
The Spurs outlasted New York 115-111 in Game 3, trimming the Knicks’ series lead to 2-1 entering Wednesday’s Game 4.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
That this place, which has always been eternal, will outlast us.
—Jeff Vandermeer, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
The Spurs outlasted the Knicks at the end with help of surplus foul shots.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Jefferson seized control of the Class 3A athletics race in 2025-26 by adding more championships to its long line of success in wrestling, and the Dragons went on to outlast Oconee County for first place in the inaugural AJC Varsity all-sports standings for Georgia High School Association schools.
—Chip Saye, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
That this place, which has always been eternal, will outlast us.
—Jeff Vandermeer, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
The Spurs outlasted the Knicks at the end with help of surplus foul shots.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Jefferson seized control of the Class 3A athletics race in 2025-26 by adding more championships to its long line of success in wrestling, and the Dragons went on to outlast Oconee County for first place in the inaugural AJC Varsity all-sports standings for Georgia High School Association schools.
—Chip Saye, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlast
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The pier was able to survive Saturday's King Tide, which the National Weather Service said was the highest Summer wave levels on record.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Not bad for a company whose own founder once gave it less than a 10% chance of surviving.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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That shift often starts with something small, like retiring a ritual that has outlived its purpose, perhaps a meeting that serves performance more than dialogue.—
Jon Rosemberg,
Fortune,
9 Dec. 2025
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The top retirement concern for millionaires, the study found, is the prospect of outliving their savings.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlast. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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