as in survived
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 outlived
These identities often outlived any connection to social reality.
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Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The case has outlived the criminal prosecution of the man convicted last summer of the four murders.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
At 91, Frank had outlived many of the people closest to him.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
But Adams outlived that prediction, livestreaming from his hospital bed during a stay for radiation treatment before Christmas and picking up again from his bed at home after that.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
When oil prices slid and mismanagement came due, the country staggered into hyperinflation, shortages, and mass migration, culminating in a full‑blown humanitarian crisis that outlived Chávez and deepened under his successor, Nicolás Maduro.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
The Critics Choice Awards aired Sunday night from Los Angeles, paying tribute not only to the stars that lit up the big screen in 2025, but also to those whose impact outlived them.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
The design outlived Gehry by a week and Miyake by three years — a small miracle by today’s cycles of retail turnover.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2025
At 267 feet tall, General Grant Tree is estimated to be between 2,000 and 4,000 years old, which means the sequoia was growing alongside woolly mammoths and outlived the Roman Empire.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 9 Dec. 2025
Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The case has outlived the criminal prosecution of the man convicted last summer of the four murders.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
At 91, Frank had outlived many of the people closest to him.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
But Adams outlived that prediction, livestreaming from his hospital bed during a stay for radiation treatment before Christmas and picking up again from his bed at home after that.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
When oil prices slid and mismanagement came due, the country staggered into hyperinflation, shortages, and mass migration, culminating in a full‑blown humanitarian crisis that outlived Chávez and deepened under his successor, Nicolás Maduro.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
The Critics Choice Awards aired Sunday night from Los Angeles, paying tribute not only to the stars that lit up the big screen in 2025, but also to those whose impact outlived them.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
The design outlived Gehry by a week and Miyake by three years — a small miracle by today’s cycles of retail turnover.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2025
At 267 feet tall, General Grant Tree is estimated to be between 2,000 and 4,000 years old, which means the sequoia was growing alongside woolly mammoths and outlived the Roman Empire.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlived
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McDonald is survived by his wife of 43 years, Kathy; his five children, Seven, Devin, Ryan, Tara Taylor and Emily; a brother, Billy; and four grandchildren.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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She is survived by her husband, Todd Corman, and their two children.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Despite the judgments and the naysayers, these kinds of memoirs have outlasted the critiques—and prevailed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Both companies' claims tend to be generous, but across the last two generations of smartphones, iPhones have consistently and significantly outlasted Pixels in our tests.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Outlived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlived. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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