as in surviving
to last longer than
I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one your work will probably outlast you
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Recent Examples of outlasting
Langeliers received a total of 2,077,756 votes in Phase 1, outlasting Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk and his team’s massive voting bloc.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
The Chicago Bulls won the team’s third NBA championship by outlasting the Phoenix Suns 99-98.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Maury Povich became the enduring king of the daytime talk show, outlasting his peers until his show finally ended in 2022.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
Coming to the glum realization that love isn’t outlasting infatuation is trickier to write about than a more incendiary subject like unfaithfulness, but Rodrigo pulls it off.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 June 2026
And the name wound up outlasting the circumstances that produced it.
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Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
Game 1 of the NBA Finals lived up to all the hype with the New York Knicks outlasting the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 at the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday.
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Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Two years later, Miller-Meeks defeated Bohannan by less than two-tenths of a percentage point — outlasting the Democrat by under 1,000 votes.
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Max Rego,
The Hill,
3 June 2026
The Spurs clinched their spot in the championship round after outlasting Oklahoma City, defeating the defending champs on the Thunder’s home floor in Game 7 on Saturday.
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Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
The Chicago Bulls won the team’s third NBA championship by outlasting the Phoenix Suns 99-98.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Maury Povich became the enduring king of the daytime talk show, outlasting his peers until his show finally ended in 2022.
—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
Coming to the glum realization that love isn’t outlasting infatuation is trickier to write about than a more incendiary subject like unfaithfulness, but Rodrigo pulls it off.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 June 2026
And the name wound up outlasting the circumstances that produced it.
—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
Game 1 of the NBA Finals lived up to all the hype with the New York Knicks outlasting the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 at the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday.
—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Two years later, Miller-Meeks defeated Bohannan by less than two-tenths of a percentage point — outlasting the Democrat by under 1,000 votes.
—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
3 June 2026
The Spurs clinched their spot in the championship round after outlasting Oklahoma City, defeating the defending champs on the Thunder’s home floor in Game 7 on Saturday.
—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlasting
Verb
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Su expects the industry to eventually consolidate around a handful of major players, with the rest surviving on local government subsidies or support from other backers.
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That’s because his is the rarest, with only about 50 surviving documents bearing his autograph.
Verb
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Americans are outliving their retirement With concerns about Security growing there's a new report showing that people are likely to outlive their savings in 41 states.
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During his eulogy, Alan Lazowski said his father had been diagnosed with cancer two years ago and initially was given a few months to a year to live, but the blessing of his father outliving those initial estimates gave his father time to write his final book.
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“Outlasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlasting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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