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 Jones had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, helping Caitlin Clark and Team Spoon outlast Marina Mabrey and Team Coop 129-122 in the WNBA All-Star Game at the United Center. Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Jones had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, helping Caitlin Clark and Team Spoon outlast Marina Mabrey and Team Coop 129-122 in the WNBA All-Star Game. Jay Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 Jonquel Jones had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, helping Team Spoon outlast Marina Mabrey and Team Coop 129-122 in the WNBA All-Star Game. Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 July 2026 Jones had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, helping Caitlin Clark and Team Spoon outlast Marina Mabrey and Team Coop. Jay Cohen, AJC.com, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for outlast
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  • Mia Bieniemy, 57, survived the shooting after she was hospitalized for serious injuries.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • The girl was flown to Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids and is expected to survive, police said.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 31 July 2026
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  • Still, only one person became a celluloid legend from Universal’s gambit — and that person wasn’t Carlos Villarias, who outlived Lugosi by two decades yet never achieved anything like the same renown.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • Indeed, at more than 400 million years old, sharks have outlived five mass extinctions and could teach us a thing or two about surviving in a changing climate.
    Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlast. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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