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.—
Eli Rosenberg
Eli RosenbergExamples of outlast in a Sentence
I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one
your work will probably outlast you
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Great civilizations outlast even the most vicious occupiers.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
At age 70, Leo has time on his side, and his papacy is likely to outlast the current US administration.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Ramón Laureano had a bloop RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning off closer Aroldis Chapman and the San Diego Padres outlasted the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Saturday at frigid Fenway Park.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Listing agent Nick Sadek of Nick Sadek Sotheby’s International Realty said the aesthetic is built to outlast fashion cycles.
—David Caraccio
april 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
At age 70, Leo has time on his side, and his papacy is likely to outlast the current US administration.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Ramón Laureano had a bloop RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning off closer Aroldis Chapman and the San Diego Padres outlasted the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Saturday at frigid Fenway Park.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Listing agent Nick Sadek of Nick Sadek Sotheby’s International Realty said the aesthetic is built to outlast fashion cycles.
—David Caraccio
april 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlast. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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