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 nightcap was even better, with Denver outlasting Michigan — two teams with 19 titles between them — in a double-overtime instant classic.
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Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Apr. 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
Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Apr. 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
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The literary culture of the Mughal Empire was among the most productive in the early modern world, and its surviving texts reflect something of the complexity that defined the dynasty.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Founded in 1805, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) has lived many lives — surviving fires, moving buildings and adapting to a changing art world.—
Nikki DeMentri,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Vierstra has not developed ALS and is outliving many of his family members.—
Jon LaPook,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Today’s retirees are outliving any previous generation.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Outlasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlasting. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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