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
Everyone had always assumed that my mum would outlive my dad.
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Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Are they packaged in materials that won’t outlive you by 500 years?
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
Full disclosure, this was a category borne of the pandemic that has largely outlived its usefulness.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
That business of the 2 a.m. time for the clock change has also outlived its usefulness.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
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Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Are they packaged in materials that won’t outlive you by 500 years?
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
Full disclosure, this was a category borne of the pandemic that has largely outlived its usefulness.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
That business of the 2 a.m. time for the clock change has also outlived its usefulness.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlive
survive
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When the first ambulance to arrive on a scene is staffed with three paramedics, the chance someone will survive is 30% greater, Gollan said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Death then seeks vengeance, since none of the students were supposed to survive the crash.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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“Outlive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlive. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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