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
Langeliers received a total of 2,077,756 votes in Phase 1, outlasting Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk and his team’s massive voting bloc.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Because of this, my teenage fashion relied mostly on functional, sweatproof styles that could outlast the heat.
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Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
Those six are compared against Cameron's cat, Larry the Chief Mouser, who is still in office and has so far outlasted all but Keir Starmer.
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Joelle Gross,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Those causes carried timeless moral weight that outlasted Gandhi’s assassination and Mandela’s nearly three decades of imprisonment.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Because of this, my teenage fashion relied mostly on functional, sweatproof styles that could outlast the heat.
—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
Those six are compared against Cameron's cat, Larry the Chief Mouser, who is still in office and has so far outlasted all but Keir Starmer.
—
Joelle Gross,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Those causes carried timeless moral weight that outlasted Gandhi’s assassination and Mandela’s nearly three decades of imprisonment.
—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlast
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Hader survived a laborious outing to strand the bases loaded in the ninth, Paredes tied the game with a solo home run in the eighth and Walker won it with a three-run shot in the 10th.
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After three days, the chances of someone surviving without water decrease rapidly.
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What To Do About It The answer, in principle, is the same as for any asset meant to outlive its owner.
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Americans are outliving their retirement With concerns about Security growing there's a new report showing that people are likely to outlive their savings in 41 states.
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlast. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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