Thesaurus results for OUTLAST

outlast

verb

ˌau̇t-ˈlast

Definition of outlast

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 Blake Snell, the Dodgers’ starter, barely outlasted Ray Kerr, the Braves’ opener. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Shapes that can live across multiple sub-styles tend to outlast ones locked to a single look. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 The iPhone 18 Pro Max outlasted it by managing 34 hours and 31 minutes, nine hours under its initial promise of 45 hours of video playback. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026 The Browns outlasted the Carolina Panthers, 21-18, dropping the Panthers to 1-2 on a day that was costly in many ways. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outlast

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Remarkably, the water-soluble artwork had survived despite its proximity to a sprinkler pipe.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
In Tennessee, Christa Pike survived an execution attempt two weeks ago despite receiving two lethal doses of pentobarbital.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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Now, as Thompson prepares to leave office before the end of this year, Kohberger’s push to withdraw his guilty plea in favor of a trial is ongoing and stands to outlive Thompson’s tenure halfway into his current term.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026
Lori’s grandparents died in the 1980s, two more people outlived by a man who’d been sentenced to death.

— Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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