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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  • Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Buffy Wicks, who controls what survives her committee, did not respond to questions about her decision to effectively kill the oversight bill there.
    Julie Watts August 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • She is survived by two stepchildren, Elizabeth Vandermark and David Kissinger, and five step-grandchildren.
    Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 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 23 Aug. 2026.

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