Thesaurus results for OUTLASTING

outlasting

verb

present participle of outlast

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 Coming to the glum realization that love isn’t outlasting infatuation is trickier to write about than a more incendiary subject like unfaithfulness, but Rodrigo pulls it off. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 12 June 2026 And the name wound up outlasting the circumstances that produced it. —

Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026 Game 1 of the NBA Finals lived up to all the hype with the New York Knicks outlasting the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 at the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday. —

Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 4 June 2026 The Spurs clinched their spot in the championship round after outlasting Oklahoma City, defeating the defending champs on the Thunder’s home floor in Game 7 on Saturday. —

Tim Rohan, NBC news, 1 June 2026 But Game 7 was closely contested, with the Spurs outlasting the defending champion Thunder to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals and set up a rematch with the New York Knicks from the league's 1999 championship series. —

Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026 The team features Megan Grant, the Bruins' two-sport athlete who shattered Lauren Espinoza's 31-year-old single-season home run record in the Big Ten Softball Tournament and extended it to 40 home runs, outlasting Oklahoma's Kendall Wells for the record. —

Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 May 2026 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. —

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

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The hardliners have emerged with their hands on the levers of power and battlefield command, and their supporters now flood Iran’s streets with daily rallies celebrating a newfound legitimacy forged through surviving the US-Israeli assault.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Both parties agreed to repay the money that was borrowed, and the death of one borrower generally does not eliminate the surviving borrower's legal obligation.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 June 2026