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
In one of the best World Series in recent memory, the Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games, winning both Games 6 and 7 on the road at a raucous Rogers Centre.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Obiri, who won NYCM in 2023 and finished second in 2024, outlasted countrywoman Sharon Lokedi, the 2022 NYCM champion.
—Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice in another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in Game 3 on Monday night to win a World Series classic.
—Beth Harris, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers had outlasted Toronto, 6-5, in a Game 3 that matched the longest night in World Series history, to take a 2-1 lead in this series.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice in another record-setting performance and the Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5, in Game 3 on Monday night to win a World Series classic.
—Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
Isaiah Robles rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries, while Lucas DeOliveira ran for 100 yards on eight carries as Northeast (5-2) outlasted Greater Lowell 46-39 in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in a career-high 55 points as the Thunder outlasted the Indiana Pacers 141-135 on Thursday in what was Oklahoma City’s second straight double-overtime victory to begin the season.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell 15 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Tweak any number of environmental factors, and the tool-wielding, yarn-weaving Homo neanderthalensis may have outlasted its Homo sapien cousins (aka humans) instead of going extinct around 40,000 years ago.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Obiri, who won NYCM in 2023 and finished second in 2024, outlasted countrywoman Sharon Lokedi, the 2022 NYCM champion.
—Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice in another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in Game 3 on Monday night to win a World Series classic.
—Beth Harris, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers had outlasted Toronto, 6-5, in a Game 3 that matched the longest night in World Series history, to take a 2-1 lead in this series.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice in another record-setting performance and the Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5, in Game 3 on Monday night to win a World Series classic.
—Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
Isaiah Robles rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries, while Lucas DeOliveira ran for 100 yards on eight carries as Northeast (5-2) outlasted Greater Lowell 46-39 in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in a career-high 55 points as the Thunder outlasted the Indiana Pacers 141-135 on Thursday in what was Oklahoma City’s second straight double-overtime victory to begin the season.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell 15 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Tweak any number of environmental factors, and the tool-wielding, yarn-weaving Homo neanderthalensis may have outlasted its Homo sapien cousins (aka humans) instead of going extinct around 40,000 years ago.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlasted
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Aldo Olivieri, il Gatto Magico (the Magic Cat), who had survived a fractured skull that required drilling to save his life and left him with chronic headaches, became the first-choice goalkeeper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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He is survived by two other children and his wife.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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The intentional walk has outlived its usefulness, as anybody who paid as much as $1,371 face value for a ticket to the three World Series games this week at Dodger Stadium can attest.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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But with the advent of new materials and technologies in the latter half of the 20th century, many of these styles outlived their usefulness in the original contexts they were meant to be worn.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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