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
Women outlive men in dire circumstances — even though girls in many parts of the world have access to fewer resources, such as food and medical care.
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Few other franchises can boast that, and Jurassic Park has outlived the box office runs of most recent Marvel and Star Wars films at this point.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Thus, what the crowd witnessed onstage at The Ryman was nothing short of the continuance of a song and style with history that will outlive its players.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Across time and cultures, women have consistently outlived men by 5 to 20%, says Steven Austad, scientific director of the American Federation for Aging Research.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 18 June 2025
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Few other franchises can boast that, and Jurassic Park has outlived the box office runs of most recent Marvel and Star Wars films at this point.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Thus, what the crowd witnessed onstage at The Ryman was nothing short of the continuance of a song and style with history that will outlive its players.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Across time and cultures, women have consistently outlived men by 5 to 20%, says Steven Austad, scientific director of the American Federation for Aging Research.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlive
survive
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As extreme heat burns the planet and surviving a waterless Philippines becomes increasingly impossible, Jelson and Ipe try to live, laugh, and love their way through a climate catastrophe rendered in addled digital collage and cartoon hysteria.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Serafini did shoot Spohr dead that day after laying in wait at the couple's $3.5 million home for hours, but Wood managed to survive despite being shot twice in the head at point blank range.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Outlive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlive. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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