as in to survive
to last longer than I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one your work will probably outlast you

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  • Final Thoughts Every stage of the startup journey—fighting to survive, avoiding stagnation or navigating complexity—comes with its own set of challenges.
    Hope Horner, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • If young curlews cannot survive to reproductive age, conservationists fear there won’t be enough breeding birds to replenish the species’ numbers, which could cause the entire population to collapse.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • Related article Market losses early in retirement can increase your risk of outliving your money.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The book, which spans the twenty-odd years of Mii’s life, describes the daily joys and intimacies of having a pet, the difficulties that come with an aging cat, and the sorrows of outliving one’s animal companion.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlast. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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