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
Pinch-hitter Josh Rojas had a go-ahead, two-run single in the ninth inning in his Kansas City debut and the Royals outlasted the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Thursday night.
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CBS News, 6 June 2026
Game 1 of the NBA Finals delivered plenty of excitement as the New York Knicks outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 on Wednesday.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
San Antonio outlasted a team with the eighth-best scoring margin of all time to get here, even with injuries to De’Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper, two key backcourt players.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 June 2026
The Knicks swept the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals to advance, and the Spurs outlasted the Thunder in seven games to win the Western Conference finals.
—Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
The Spurs outlasted the reigning champions, Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in a tense deciding game.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
The public concern outlasted that resolution.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The Conte will find you regardless—whether in the gardens, the chapel, along the river, or by the water mill—ready to tell you exactly how this land fed Venice, sheltered its people, and outlasted its republic.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
Yosniel De Jesus Ruiz collected 11 kills, six assists and two blocks, filling in after Larry Claudio’s injury in the third set as Revere (17-1) outlasted Lynn Classical 3-2 to secure the Greater Boston League title.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
CBS News, 6 June 2026
Game 1 of the NBA Finals delivered plenty of excitement as the New York Knicks outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 on Wednesday.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
San Antonio outlasted a team with the eighth-best scoring margin of all time to get here, even with injuries to De’Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper, two key backcourt players.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 June 2026
The Knicks swept the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals to advance, and the Spurs outlasted the Thunder in seven games to win the Western Conference finals.
—Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
The Spurs outlasted the reigning champions, Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in a tense deciding game.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
The public concern outlasted that resolution.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The Conte will find you regardless—whether in the gardens, the chapel, along the river, or by the water mill—ready to tell you exactly how this land fed Venice, sheltered its people, and outlasted its republic.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
Yosniel De Jesus Ruiz collected 11 kills, six assists and two blocks, filling in after Larry Claudio’s injury in the third set as Revere (17-1) outlasted Lynn Classical 3-2 to secure the Greater Boston League title.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlasted
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Lee, survived by his 11-year-old son, is remembered as a family man.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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The mice that typically survived at high rates fared much worse when housed with KTI-3 mice, with their survival falling to 10%.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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Childress sat up on the Michigan International Speedway media center stage having provided the rides for two of the sport’s generational superstars, and, now at 80 years old, outlived both.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2026
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Many of these works have far outlived their creators.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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