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 Big Ten is a bloodbath, and the Wolverines are hanging on to second place by a thread after outlasting the Spartans in overtime.
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Feb. 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
Mendoza and the Hoosiers won their first national title by outlasting Miami, 27-21, before 67,227 fans.
—Ed Graney Las Vegas Review-Journal, Arkansas Online, 21 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
Nevada has won two in a row after a 1-8 start, outlasting Wyoming last week for a 13-7 road victory.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
But when the show first kicked off 20 years ago, the prize for outlasting other celebrities in ABC’s makeshift ballroom looked and felt very different.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025
DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and the Sacramento Kings took advantage of Minnesota's second straight stunning collapse, rallying late in regulation and outlasting the Timberwolves 117-112 in overtime.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Feb. 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
Mendoza and the Hoosiers won their first national title by outlasting Miami, 27-21, before 67,227 fans.
—Ed Graney Las Vegas Review-Journal, Arkansas Online, 21 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
Nevada has won two in a row after a 1-8 start, outlasting Wyoming last week for a 13-7 road victory.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
But when the show first kicked off 20 years ago, the prize for outlasting other celebrities in ABC’s makeshift ballroom looked and felt very different.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025
DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and the Sacramento Kings took advantage of Minnesota's second straight stunning collapse, rallying late in regulation and outlasting the Timberwolves 117-112 in overtime.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlasting
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This puts a premium on range, payload, and onboard computing power, all while surviving the stresses of carrier launches and recoveries at sea.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The organization’s website states that receiving CPR immediately after the onset can help to double – even triple – the chances of surviving.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Italian fashion powerhouse has secured his dream of making a lasting impact, outliving Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent.—
Jye Marshall,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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However, as an IFL Science report points out, operators failed to foresee Hubble outliving the Space Shuttle Program.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Outlasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlasting. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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