as in to survive
to last longer than
tortoises will outlive most people, as they live to be over 100 years old
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Recent Examples of outlive
Officials also say the program is inconsistent with Trump’s foreign policy goals and has outlived its purpose.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The Journal reported at the time that the trade had outlived some of its earlier investors, as Paulson’s firm and Perry Capital turned into family offices or shut down, and Anchorage and Blackstone Credit exited it in 2020.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Raymond neither outlived nor quite outran his youth.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Michael Che has outlived Lester Holt and Joy Reid at NBC, which is funny.
—EW.com, 5 June 2025
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The Journal reported at the time that the trade had outlived some of its earlier investors, as Paulson’s firm and Perry Capital turned into family offices or shut down, and Anchorage and Blackstone Credit exited it in 2020.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Raymond neither outlived nor quite outran his youth.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Michael Che has outlived Lester Holt and Joy Reid at NBC, which is funny.
—EW.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlive
survive
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Fifteen people survived, including the captain and all crew members except the chef.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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It was built to survive a direct air strike and keep functioning.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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“Outlive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlive. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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