outlast
verb
out·last
ˌau̇t-ˈlast 
outlasted; outlasting; outlasts
: to last longer than : to continue to exist, be active, etc., longer than (someone or something)
BookCourt … withstood the 1999 opening of a Barnes & Noble store just a few blocks away and even outlasted the owners' marriage.—
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Eli RosenbergExamples of outlast in a Sentence
I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one
your work will probably outlast you
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The Knicks needed every second to outlast the Trail Blazers on the road.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
The series features 16 lone-wolf experts who are dropped in the wilderness and must outlast one another in a battle for a million-dollar payout.
—Peter White, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article On a night where the Magic and the Grizzlies were playing in the second game of back-to-backs after traveling, Memphis outlasted Orlando.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Australian Survivor involves outwitting, outplaying, and outlasting all of the other contestants through mental and physical challenges that take place on remote islands.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
The series features 16 lone-wolf experts who are dropped in the wilderness and must outlast one another in a battle for a million-dollar payout.
—Peter White, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article On a night where the Magic and the Grizzlies were playing in the second game of back-to-backs after traveling, Memphis outlasted Orlando.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Outlast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlast. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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