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
Bin Laden outlasted Bellevue, too, before succumbing.
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Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Pope outlasted Hollis and Panaro.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Eighteen new contestants from unique walks of life will embark the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji to outwit, outplay and outlast each other in Fiji to win $1 million and the title of sole survivor.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
All these years later, Corigliano’s symphony has outlasted those skirmishes and emerged sounding fresh and exciting and powerful.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Pope outlasted Hollis and Panaro.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Eighteen new contestants from unique walks of life will embark the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji to outwit, outplay and outlast each other in Fiji to win $1 million and the title of sole survivor.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
All these years later, Corigliano’s symphony has outlasted those skirmishes and emerged sounding fresh and exciting and powerful.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlast
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This discipline, debating until the best idea survives, teaches future leaders to welcome scrutiny, pressure-test their own reasoning, and make tough calls with limited information.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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In June, Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition narrowly survived a push for early elections, which could have led to the dissolution of his government and advanced an election set for October 2026.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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If the spouse with the lower amount outlives the higher earner, the surviving spouse will receive the higher benefit.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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For example, some birds of prey did not conform to the male advantage among birds, with female falcons and hawks in zoos outliving their male counterparts, according to the study.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlast. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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