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
Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 93-92 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
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ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 93-92 on Friday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Redick said after the Lakers outlasted the Denver Nugget in overtime on Saturday.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Then Swayman outlasted Thompson in the shootout to nail down the second point.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Arizona outlasted Iowa State 82-80 on Jaden Bradley’s buzzer-beating 17-footer.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
Despite the judgments and the naysayers, these kinds of memoirs have outlasted the critiques—and prevailed.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Both companies' claims tend to be generous, but across the last two generations of smartphones, iPhones have consistently and significantly outlasted Pixels in our tests.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Probst, who grew up in the Seattle area and started his career here, is synonymous with the show that’s outlasted (and outwitted, and outplayed) any TV counterpart.
—Paige Cornwell, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 93-92 on Friday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Redick said after the Lakers outlasted the Denver Nugget in overtime on Saturday.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Then Swayman outlasted Thompson in the shootout to nail down the second point.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Arizona outlasted Iowa State 82-80 on Jaden Bradley’s buzzer-beating 17-footer.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
Despite the judgments and the naysayers, these kinds of memoirs have outlasted the critiques—and prevailed.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Both companies' claims tend to be generous, but across the last two generations of smartphones, iPhones have consistently and significantly outlasted Pixels in our tests.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Probst, who grew up in the Seattle area and started his career here, is synonymous with the show that’s outlasted (and outwitted, and outplayed) any TV counterpart.
—Paige Cornwell, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlasted
Verb
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Now many of those protesters—the ones who survived the Islamic Republic’s violent backlash—are in prison, and the city is under bombardment.—
Jason Rezaian,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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Miami, which beat Missouri before falling Sunday to Purdue, would be facing Texas in the Sweet 16 had the Canes survived the Boilermakers.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Unfortunately, that process took 3 million years, meaning Lister outlived the crew of Red Dwarf… and the entire human race.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Arnold said the liner at Ridgeland pool, which was built in 1962, has outlived its useful life.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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