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
For Iran's leadership, by contrast, merely outlasting the onslaught could be seen as victory.
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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
Remember, Geno Smith had started five games in seven seasons before outlasting Drew Lock for the starting job heading into the 2022 season, and Smith was a good starter for the better part of three years.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 6 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
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
Remember, Geno Smith had started five games in seven seasons before outlasting Drew Lock for the starting job heading into the 2022 season, and Smith was a good starter for the better part of three years.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 6 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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Beating the Soviet Union to the moon made the huge risks acceptable for Apollo, said Charlie Duke, one of only four surviving moonwalkers.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, Kathy Kleiner Rubin told Rolling Stone about her experience of surviving an attack from Bundy.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
2 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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Americans fear outliving their savings as much as any other potential retirement setback, including failing health, according to research from the Transamerica Center.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Outlasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlasting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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