Thesaurus results for OUTLIVED

outlived

verb

Definition of outlived next

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 Plutarch wrote it down for posterity, and the line outlived everything else known about the campaign. —

Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026 At 69, Fatou has far outlived most members of her species. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026 That work has outlived much of the Black Lives Matter movement. —

David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Unfortunately, that process took 3 million years, meaning Lister outlived the crew of Red Dwarf… and the entire human race. —

Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026 Arnold said the liner at Ridgeland pool, which was built in 1962, has outlived its useful life. —

Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 These identities often outlived any connection to social reality. —

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

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Verb

Alan is survived by his wife, Suzanne, of 51 years, as well as his sons sons Michael, Nathan, Doug, David, Scott, Jon, Alex, and Tyler, KUTV reported.

— Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Only one cardinal survived—smells like a snitch—and Urban was apparently disappointed by how little the other captive cardinals had screamed.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026