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
The popular LizaMinnelliOutlives account on X duly noted that Minnelli, 79, has outlived the MSNBC name.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Some experts argue that Benadryl has outlived its usefulness — and may now be doing more harm than good.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The Dead’s fans span several generations and have outlived many of the original members including Ron McKernan (Pigpen), Jerry Garcia, and Phil Lesh, From the original line up only Bob Weir (who was the youngest member) and Mickey Hart will perform at this weekend’s celebration.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Some experts argue that Benadryl has outlived its usefulness — and may now be doing more harm than good.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The Dead’s fans span several generations and have outlived many of the original members including Ron McKernan (Pigpen), Jerry Garcia, and Phil Lesh, From the original line up only Bob Weir (who was the youngest member) and Mickey Hart will perform at this weekend’s celebration.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlived
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Denver coach Sean Payton was done with Wilson, and the Broncos survived the hit.—
Mac Engel
September 4,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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The brothers, Paul and Charles Buckel, survived.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Connor Norby hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning for the Miami Marlins, who outlasted the host New York Mets 11-8 in a wild back-and-forth game Saturday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Orange outlasted Laguna Hills 46-43 in a five overtime thriller Friday at El Modena High.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Outlived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlived. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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