outlived

past tense of outlive
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 Natasha Gelman died in Mexico in 1998, having outlived her husband by 12 years. Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Bangkok has argued that 25 years and five rounds of formal talks under the 2001 MOU produced no real progress, and that the framework had simply outlived its usefulness. Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, an Inglewood Democrat, is carrying the measure for a coalition of public safety unions, which argue that the reform has saved billions of dollars and has outlived its usefulness. Dan Walters, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 But the trick outlived its originator. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 June 2026 Connecticut Ballet, founded in 1981 under the name Ballet Today, has outlived many other ambitious dance companies. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026 Childress sat up on the Michigan International Speedway media center stage having provided the rides for two of the sport’s generational superstars, and, now at 80 years old, outlived both. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026 Many of these works have far outlived their creators. Literary Hub, 29 May 2026 The presumption that a woman’s wedding should be the best day of her life has outlived many waves of feminism. Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlived
Verb
  • Crocker, who survived the 1983 bombing of the US embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, said that at this point an unconditional opening of the Strait of Hormuz to all maritime traffic should be the objective.
    Monica Haider, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • What survived is a tax that raises little, exempts anyone with a bank account, and concentrates its burden on the sliver of senders least able to route around it.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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  • So deeply that the love outlasted mental illness, suicide and the long journey to make this film.
    Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • Green, ever the veteran simply outlasted the younger fighter.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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“Outlived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlived. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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