Thesaurus results for OUTLIVE

outlive

verb

ˌau̇t-ˈliv

Definition of outlive

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 As the report found, TV ads have not outlived their usefulness. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Yet historical symbols often outlive the contexts in which they were created, and the American alligator bears the imprint of a long racial history. — The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 Today’s class of Arab comics agrees that this mode of comedy, while necessary at the time, has outlived its usefulness. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Life expectancy is the median, which means roughly half of people outlive it. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outlive

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However, The Next Web analyzed the upcoming phase of tariffs and noted that the Commerce Department submitted a report on July 1 that would determine if the data center exemption would survive.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
For years, Goop’s restaurant existed almost entirely as a delivery operation, a ghost kitchen with food engineered to still be delicious after surviving the trip to your door.

— Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

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Scott ventures into sci-fi once more with ‘The Dog Stars,’ a postapocalyptic thriller that trades zombies for pandemics and asks whether hope can outlast catastrophe.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Mizzou has enough talent to compete with the best of the conference, but may not have enough juice to outlast those teams.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

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