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 Cristopher Sánchez struck out six over six solid innings and became baseball's first 16-game winner as the Philadelphia Phillies outlasted the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Monday night. CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 His appointment there was part of a growing trend of European houses hiring American designers—most notably Michael Kors at Celine and Narciso Rodriguez at Loewe, both of whom Jacobs outlasted on the continent. José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026 Cristopher Sánchez struck out six over six solid innings and became baseball’s first 16-game winner as the Philadelphia Phillies outlasted the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Monday night. ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Reid Detmers pitched eight scoreless innings, Nolan Schanuel had an RBI single in the eighth and the Angels outlasted the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Saturday night. Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outlast
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  • Teams earned points by winning weekly head-to-head battles – tugging a sled across the field the fastest, surviving a heated game of dodgeball – and by simply doing the right thing.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to Kristen, Norris is survived by another daughter, Megan; five grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Ann Fritsch.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • Such is the power of mythic literature that the creation has outlived his creator.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Jackson Pollock was more famous, but Lee Krasner outlived him by almost three decades.
    Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlast. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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