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 the final, Koller & Truong outlasted two of Australia’s best in Joseph Wild & George Wall.
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Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Marlowe’s rackety reputation outlasted his death and then went quiet.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The Chargers outlasted the Chiefs.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Connor Norby hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning for the Miami Marlins, who outlasted the host New York Mets 11-8 in a wild back-and-forth game Saturday.
—Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Orange outlasted Laguna Hills 46-43 in a five overtime thriller Friday at El Modena High.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Another fast start in the second game stalled, but the Warriors could not tie things up or take the lead and the Wolves outlasted them for the sweep.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
But the ankylosaurs outlasted the stegosaurs, thriving until an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period, ending the age of dinosaurs.
—CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
But in the only instance it was actually contested, Penn State stormed back to take it 28-26, then outlasted the Huskers 15-13 in the decisive fifth set.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Marlowe’s rackety reputation outlasted his death and then went quiet.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The Chargers outlasted the Chiefs.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Connor Norby hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning for the Miami Marlins, who outlasted the host New York Mets 11-8 in a wild back-and-forth game Saturday.
—Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Orange outlasted Laguna Hills 46-43 in a five overtime thriller Friday at El Modena High.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Another fast start in the second game stalled, but the Warriors could not tie things up or take the lead and the Wolves outlasted them for the sweep.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
But the ankylosaurs outlasted the stegosaurs, thriving until an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period, ending the age of dinosaurs.
—CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
But in the only instance it was actually contested, Penn State stormed back to take it 28-26, then outlasted the Huskers 15-13 in the decisive fifth set.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlasted
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Kirk is survived by his wife, the former Miss Arizona USA Erika Frantzve, and their two children, a 3-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk is survived by his wife, former Miss Arizona USA Erika Frantzve, and their two children, a 3-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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At 103 years old, the woman who first stepped into the story of the Black Dahlia murder would be the last to leave it, having outlived every other participant.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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The popular LizaMinnelliOutlives account on X duly noted that Minnelli, 79, has outlived the MSNBC name.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Outlasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlasted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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