outlasts

present tense third-person singular of outlast
as in survives
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 outlasts Their sound reproduction is on par with Apple and Bose, though just a hair behind Sony, and their battery life outlasts all three by a wide margin. Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026 Factories that take four years to build need a policy that outlasts a single term. Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 The history of warfare is often measured in winners, losers, troop sizes, dollars and human casualties; but collateral damage across the animal kingdom far outlasts the final shot. The Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 For kids like me, home is the warmth that outlasts the travel. Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026 Cove Kaz's investment is predicated on a belief that Kazakhstan's tungsten reserves will have a lifespan that outlasts many political cycles. Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 June 2026 Advertisement Your anger outlasts your clarity Everyone loses their cool sometimes. Angela Haupt, Time, 24 Apr. 2026 West Regional prediction Arizona outlasts Gonzaga to keep its magical season alive. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026 Benbrook outlasts Eastern Hills Brennan Barton finished with 32 points as Benbrook held off Fort Worth Eastern Hills 60-57 in a District 8-4A contest on Friday. Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlasts
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  • Most of the variables that determine whether a business survives and grows over the next eighteen months sit outside any one person's hands.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Finally, if the rock survives its trip through the planet's atmosphere and lands on the ground, it's called a meteorite.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 July 2026
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  • This works because institutional capital tied to physical infrastructure outlives any single economic cycle.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • An investment that made perfect sense at the time outlives its usefulness.
    byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Outlasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlasts. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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