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
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
Elsewhere in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is trying to prove his democratic socialist political movement can outlast his own campaign and reshape Congress.
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Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
At 135 years old, Lenox is a storied heritage brand that has outlasted many of the department stores that used to carry it.
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Angela Tafoya,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2026
The Chicago Bulls won the team’s third NBA championship by outlasting the Phoenix Suns 99-98.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Elsewhere in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is trying to prove his democratic socialist political movement can outlast his own campaign and reshape Congress.
—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
At 135 years old, Lenox is a storied heritage brand that has outlasted many of the department stores that used to carry it.
—
Angela Tafoya,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2026
The Chicago Bulls won the team’s third NBA championship by outlasting the Phoenix Suns 99-98.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
20 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 29 Jun. 2026.
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