as in surviving
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 outliving
Worried about outliving your retirement savings?
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David McMillin, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The pair abducted Lee to make amends, and Allen killed them for outliving their usefulness, which was minimal anyway.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
For example, some birds of prey did not conform to the male advantage among birds, with female falcons and hawks in zoos outliving their male counterparts, according to the study.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Americans fear outliving their money as much as any other potential retirement setback, including failing health, according to a June report from the nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
David McMillin, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The pair abducted Lee to make amends, and Allen killed them for outliving their usefulness, which was minimal anyway.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
For example, some birds of prey did not conform to the male advantage among birds, with female falcons and hawks in zoos outliving their male counterparts, according to the study.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Americans fear outliving their money as much as any other potential retirement setback, including failing health, according to a June report from the nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outliving
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Eighty-seven years after surviving the terror of Kristallnacht, a 101-year-old Holocaust survivor says the world today feels alarmingly similar to Nazi Germany in 1938.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The surviving members of Soundgarden — Matt Cameron, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, and founding bassist Hiro Yamamoto — were present for the induction.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 Nov. 2025
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Uso ended up outlasting the field to earn the title match.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Week 9 highlights include Clayton Valley Charter holding off Campolindo for a big league victory, Serra rallying to beat Archbishop Mitty, Live Oak outlasting Branham and San Jose rolling over Prospect.—
Darren Sabedra,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Outliving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outliving. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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