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 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 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 Tractor Supply, the largest rural-lifestyle retailer in the United States, told Fortune that interest in categories associated with homesteading has outlasted the pandemic-era boom. Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 That improvised wartime barrier has outlasted the conflict itself. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026 Green outlasted Lash Legend, Jade Cargill, Charlotte Flair, Tiffany Stratton and a beatdown from Michin and B-Fab to climb the ladder and capture the Interim WWE Women’s Championship. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlasted
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  • In addition to Kristen, Norris is survived by another daughter, Megan; five grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Ann Fritsch.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Now, Gascón — whose entire family survived — is among hundreds residing in a tent city in a large sports complex that includes facilities for soccer, basketball, volleyball and other sports.
    Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 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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“Outlasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlasted. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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