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
Retirees must manage withdrawals carefully to avoid outliving their savings.
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Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Worried about outliving your retirement savings?
—Dan Avery,jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
The Italian fashion powerhouse has secured his dream of making a lasting impact, outliving Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent.
—Jye Marshall, Fortune, 22 Jan. 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
This means that the box can be easily transferred between different base chassis, potentially outliving the truck (or multiple trucks).
—New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
Many people underestimate their life expectancy and the possibility of outliving their savings.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 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
Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Worried about outliving your retirement savings?
—Dan Avery,jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
The Italian fashion powerhouse has secured his dream of making a lasting impact, outliving Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent.
—Jye Marshall, Fortune, 22 Jan. 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
This means that the box can be easily transferred between different base chassis, potentially outliving the truck (or multiple trucks).
—New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
Many people underestimate their life expectancy and the possibility of outliving their savings.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outliving
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Filip Hronek surviving fine without Quinn Hughes Before the Quinn Hughes trade, Filip Hronek had a 47 percent xG while scoring at a 42-point pace.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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History buffs will appreciate the Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, a 1920s estate with tropical charm, and the Stranahan House Museum, the city’s oldest surviving home.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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Hobbled Indiana came into the game ranked last in offense in the NBA, but put up 124 points in regulation before outlasting their arch nemesis in extra time.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The king of this year’s crop of bad-dad movies, outlasting Jay Kelly and Ella McKay.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Outliving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outliving. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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