outlast
verb
out·last
ˌau̇t-ˈlast 
outlasted; outlasting; outlasts
: to last longer than : to continue to exist, be active, etc., longer than (someone or something)
BookCourt … withstood the 1999 opening of a Barnes & Noble store just a few blocks away and even outlasted the owners' marriage.—
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I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one
your work will probably outlast you
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
Up next is Prospect, which Westmont outlasted 47-43 in overtime on Jan. 9.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
The final blow came Wednesday, when PSV outlasted Juventus, 4-3 on aggregate.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
That rug is a tangible reminder of our time in Turkey, but the memories of floating like the Wizard of Oz over a dreamy landscape might just outlast the carpet.
—Terri Colby, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outlast
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlast. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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