outlive
verb
out·live
ˌau̇t-ˈliv 
outlived; outliving; outlives
1
: to live beyond or longer than
outlived most of his friends
outlive its usefulness
2
: to survive the effects of
universities … outlive many political and social changes—
J. B. Conant
J. B. ConantExamples of outlive in a Sentence
No mother wants to outlive her children.
He outlived his wife by 10 years.
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The work of the future will not be that which outlives the machine, but that which can question, supervise, integrate and guide it.
—Cristian Randieri, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But institutions and policies designed to solve old problems often outlive their goals and yield new, compounding problems.
—Tanner H. Jones, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
My bond with these people will long outlive this show, and that is something that is beyond essential to me.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
But the Democrats have lost ground to Republicans in voter registration in all 30 states that register voters by party, suggesting Kirk’s 2024 get-out-the-vote work may outlive him.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Cristian Randieri, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But institutions and policies designed to solve old problems often outlive their goals and yield new, compounding problems.
—Tanner H. Jones, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
My bond with these people will long outlive this show, and that is something that is beyond essential to me.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
But the Democrats have lost ground to Republicans in voter registration in all 30 states that register voters by party, suggesting Kirk’s 2024 get-out-the-vote work may outlive him.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Outlive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlive. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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outlive
verb
out·live
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈliv
: to live longer than : outlast
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