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
His coalition has outlasted every Israeli government of the past six years, giving him time to restore Israel’s regional deterrence while avoiding substantial inquiry into the decision-making preceding its unprecedented security lapse on October 7, 2023.
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
But let’s stick to the important subject at hand, which is that justified - or not - McDaniel has outlasted all but one of his contemporaries.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
On Monday, the young Niners defense listened, adjusted and outlasted its opponent.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Green Bay Packers starting quarterback Jordan Love left the game with a concussion Saturday as his team dropped an overtime shocker to the Chicago Bears, who outlasted their division rival for a 22-16 win.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
But let’s stick to the important subject at hand, which is that justified - or not - McDaniel has outlasted all but one of his contemporaries.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
On Monday, the young Niners defense listened, adjusted and outlasted its opponent.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Green Bay Packers starting quarterback Jordan Love left the game with a concussion Saturday as his team dropped an overtime shocker to the Chicago Bears, who outlasted their division rival for a 22-16 win.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlast
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Both pilots survived the crash.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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To become Florida law, bills need to survive committee hearings, pass votes in the House and Senate and avoid the governor’s veto pen.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The intentional walk has outlived its usefulness, as anybody who paid as much as $1,371 face value for a ticket to the three World Series games this week at Dodger Stadium can attest.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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An ‘operating system’ designed to outlive its designer Henry’s meetings with his executives have one unusual feature.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlast. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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