outlasted

past tense of outlast
as in survived
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 outlasted 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 Six years into his tenure, Waanders has already outlasted all but two of the Ranch’s 13 previous directors. Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Years spent reviewing the financial controls of government entities as an external auditor, followed by service on boards and audit committees across several industries, taught a lesson that has outlasted every subsequent role. Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Why tired-girl makeup outlasted its viral moment Trendalytics reports tired-girl makeup searches are up 214% year over year, with indie sleaze makeup rising 80% in social buzz over the same period. Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 The course designed by Robert Trent Jones has hosted three major championships since 1965, most recently in 2018, when Brooks Koepka outlasted Tiger Woods and Adam Scott to win that year’s PGA Championship. Dennis Esser, New York Times, 19 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlasted
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  • Local authorities said the 44-year-old woman suffered several broken bones in Monday morning's crash in Prospect Park but survived after roughly six bystanders joined officers to lift the vehicle and pull her to safety, FOX 29 reported.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Five restaurants survived the reader vote, and five chickens were ordered.
    Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 4 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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“Outlasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlasted. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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