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 The Monarchs outlasted the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 10-9 on Saturday night at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026 The News Cafe pushed Miami Beach to a new golden era that has outlasted its regular rises and falls. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 The apex of his season came in July, when Walker outlasted hometown favorite Kyle Schwarber to win the 2026 Home Run Derby on a walk-off blast. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 No one had done this thorough a job to trace the legend’s origins and find out what is true and what is demonstrably false about it — and, more importantly, why the damn thing has outlasted nearly every other gossip item in the history of Hollywood. — Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlasted
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  • The structure was built in 1872 (the hotel is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2022) and has survived through floods and epidemics of years past.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Laguna is survived by her daughter, Laura, and her grandchildren, João and Daniel.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
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  • Old rats paired with younger ones outlived those paired with animals their own age.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Nearly nine decades later, Sanders argues that the standard has outlived the economy that it was built on.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Outlasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlasted. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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