as in to survive
to last longer than
tortoises will outlive most people, as they live to be over 100 years old
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Recent Examples of outlive
These two veterans of a long, bloody war have mostly outlived their usefulness to their respective causes.
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 14 May 2025
When starting with similar assets and investment strategies, a woman’s chances of outliving her retirement savings are more than double that of a man — 12.6% versus 5%.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
Hackman appeared to have outlived Arakawa at home by about a week, possibly unaware of his wife’s death.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
If that happens, then Trump’s strategic sloppiness may be one of the things that allows American democracy to outlive his presidency.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 14 May 2025
When starting with similar assets and investment strategies, a woman’s chances of outliving her retirement savings are more than double that of a man — 12.6% versus 5%.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
Hackman appeared to have outlived Arakawa at home by about a week, possibly unaware of his wife’s death.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
If that happens, then Trump’s strategic sloppiness may be one of the things that allows American democracy to outlive his presidency.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlive
survive
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Her child survived and, for a short while, reigned as king.—
Erica Stern
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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But the president told reporters the federal government can survive without its partnerships with Musk's companies.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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“Outlive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlive. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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