as in surviving
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 outlasting
The Pacers cruised through the Eastern Conference, losing only four games in their first three series before nearly outlasting the dominant Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals.
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Jay King, New York Times, 13 May 2026
For Iran's leadership, by contrast, merely outlasting the onslaught could be seen as victory.
—Jon Gambrell and David Rising The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
Surviving could be seen as victory for Iran For Iran’s leadership, by contrast, merely outlasting the onslaught could be seen as victory.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
South Regional prediction Houston returns to the Final Four by outlasting Florida in a rematch of last year’s championship game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Despite trailing for much of the game, Texas A&M men's basketball battled back to force triple-overtime, outlasting LSU in the regular season finale 94-91.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
The king of this year’s crop of bad-dad movies, outlasting Jay Kelly and Ella McKay.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The Seahawks punched their ticket by winning a rubber match against the Los Angeles Rams, outlasting their division rival 31-27 in an explosive thriller.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Their own addictions to meth persisted for years, outlasting the lives of both their father and grandfather.
—Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 8 Jan. 2026
Jay King, New York Times, 13 May 2026
For Iran's leadership, by contrast, merely outlasting the onslaught could be seen as victory.
—Jon Gambrell and David Rising The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
Surviving could be seen as victory for Iran For Iran’s leadership, by contrast, merely outlasting the onslaught could be seen as victory.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
South Regional prediction Houston returns to the Final Four by outlasting Florida in a rematch of last year’s championship game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Despite trailing for much of the game, Texas A&M men's basketball battled back to force triple-overtime, outlasting LSU in the regular season finale 94-91.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
The king of this year’s crop of bad-dad movies, outlasting Jay Kelly and Ella McKay.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The Seahawks punched their ticket by winning a rubber match against the Los Angeles Rams, outlasting their division rival 31-27 in an explosive thriller.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Their own addictions to meth persisted for years, outlasting the lives of both their father and grandfather.
—Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlasting
Verb
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Nearly all of the surviving health-care facilities in the northernmost area fell on the wrong side of the partition.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Based on the remnants of the three surviving original examples, Todeschini’s weapon combines an incendiary mixture wrapped in flammable cloth that is then encased in pitch.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Moreover, Social Security can be thought of as longevity insurance that can protect you from outliving your savings.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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Yet retirement planning should be based on a person's maximum life expectancy to guard against outliving their money, Kotlikoff said.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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“Outlasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlasting. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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