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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He is survived by his wife, Tammy Snell, and their four children: Wyatt, Ashton, Harrison and Lawson.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025 -
Purdum stresses both Arnaz’s underappreciated talents as a producer and showbiz entrepreneur and the couple’s enduring bond, which survived even their divorce and remarriages to others.—
Julia M. Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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This reality is especially pronounced for women, who often outlive their husbands by years or even decades.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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These two veterans of a long, bloody war have mostly outlived their usefulness to their respective causes.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlast. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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