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
The risk of outliving the plan.
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Jon Sabes, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Annuities For retirees who are more worried about outliving their money than chasing growth, an annuity could be a smart option.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Moreover, Social Security can be thought of as longevity insurance that can protect you from outliving your savings.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 11 May 2026
There are several reasons, both economic and socioeconomic, why Americans may be worrying more these days about outliving their money.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Today’s retirees are outliving any previous generation.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Retirees must manage withdrawals carefully to avoid outliving their savings.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
However, as an IFL Science report points out, operators failed to foresee Hubble outliving the Space Shuttle Program.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Jon Sabes, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Annuities For retirees who are more worried about outliving their money than chasing growth, an annuity could be a smart option.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Moreover, Social Security can be thought of as longevity insurance that can protect you from outliving your savings.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 11 May 2026
There are several reasons, both economic and socioeconomic, why Americans may be worrying more these days about outliving their money.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Today’s retirees are outliving any previous generation.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Retirees must manage withdrawals carefully to avoid outliving their savings.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
However, as an IFL Science report points out, operators failed to foresee Hubble outliving the Space Shuttle Program.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outliving
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With its distinctive, hornlike snout and protrudable jaws, the pink-skinned living fossil is the only surviving representative of a family lineage that dates back nearly 125 million years.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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Reaching that age after surviving the Holocaust is nothing short of a miracle.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Game 1 of the NBA Finals lived up to all the hype with the New York Knicks outlasting the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 at the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The Spurs clinched their spot in the championship round after outlasting Oklahoma City, defeating the defending champs on the Thunder’s home floor in Game 7 on Saturday.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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“Outliving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outliving. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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