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 Jennings completed 26 of 36 passes for a career-best 430 yards and three touchdowns as SMU (1-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) outlasted the Seminoles in a game that was delayed nearly two hours due to a power outage at Doak Campbell Stadium. Associated Pess, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 The Associated Press BALTIMORE -- Travis Bazzana hit a three-run homer, Brayan Rocchio drove in two runs, and the Cleveland Guardians outlasted the Baltimore Orioles 9-5 on Tuesday night. ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Netanyahu has now outlasted nearly every member of Israel’s top security leadership from that day. Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 Vincent Janssen scored early in the second half to finish off a hat trick in his first start and fourth MLS appearance, helping the Portland Timbers outlast Minnesota United 5-4 on Saturday night. CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outlast
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  • The average company is 109 years old, and more than half have been in business for over a century, surviving global conflicts and adapting through multiple industrial revolutions.
    Sam Birchall, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The system would also need to survive punishing off-road conditions.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • The AfD’s success shows the mounting tensions within Germany over whether that identity endures at the core of the new German state or has now outlived its usefulness.
    Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Longevity helps; if Picasso hadn’t outlived his Blue Period and Guernica by a long stretch of years, he might be dinted today as indulgently moody.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlast. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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