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
Vierstra has not developed ALS and is outliving many of his family members.
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Jon Lapook, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Today’s retirees are outliving any previous generation.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Americans fear outliving their savings as much as any other potential retirement setback, including failing health, according to research from the Transamerica Center.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
But these days, John is just as focused on outliving his competition as out-negotiating them.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Retirees must manage withdrawals carefully to avoid outliving their savings.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Worried about outliving your retirement savings?
—Dan Avery,jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 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
Ladies refuse to be diminished during one of the most important seasons of your life, the days of outliving men but doing it in poor health are over.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
Jon Lapook, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Today’s retirees are outliving any previous generation.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Americans fear outliving their savings as much as any other potential retirement setback, including failing health, according to research from the Transamerica Center.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
But these days, John is just as focused on outliving his competition as out-negotiating them.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Retirees must manage withdrawals carefully to avoid outliving their savings.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Worried about outliving your retirement savings?
—Dan Avery,jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 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
Ladies refuse to be diminished during one of the most important seasons of your life, the days of outliving men but doing it in poor health are over.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outliving
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Beating the Soviet Union to the moon made the huge risks acceptable for Apollo, said Charlie Duke, one of only four surviving moonwalkers.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, Kathy Kleiner Rubin told Rolling Stone about her experience of surviving an attack from Bundy.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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For Iran's leadership, by contrast, merely outlasting the onslaught could be seen as victory.—
JON GAMBRELL AND DAVID RISING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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Surviving could be seen as victory for Iran For Iran’s leadership, by contrast, merely outlasting the onslaught could be seen as victory.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Outliving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outliving. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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