outlasted

verb

past tense of outlast
as in survived
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 outlasted Years spent reviewing the financial controls of government entities as an external auditor, followed by service on boards and audit committees across several industries, taught a lesson that has outlasted every subsequent role. — Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Why tired-girl makeup outlasted its viral moment Trendalytics reports tired-girl makeup searches are up 214% year over year, with indie sleaze makeup rising 80% in social buzz over the same period. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 The course designed by Robert Trent Jones has hosted three major championships since 1965, most recently in 2018, when Brooks Koepka outlasted Tiger Woods and Adam Scott to win that year’s PGA Championship. — Dennis Esser, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Cristopher Sánchez struck out six over six solid innings and became baseball's first 16-game winner as the Philadelphia Phillies outlasted the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Monday night. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 His appointment there was part of a growing trend of European houses hiring American designers—most notably Michael Kors at Celine and Narciso Rodriguez at Loewe, both of whom Jacobs outlasted on the continent. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026 Cristopher Sánchez struck out six over six solid innings and became baseball’s first 16-game winner as the Philadelphia Phillies outlasted the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Monday night. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Reid Detmers pitched eight scoreless innings, Nolan Schanuel had an RBI single in the eighth and the Angels outlasted the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Saturday night. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Tractor Supply, the largest rural-lifestyle retailer in the United States, told Fortune that interest in categories associated with homesteading has outlasted the pandemic-era boom. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlasted
  1. survived
  2. outlived
Verb
  • Local authorities said the 44-year-old woman suffered several broken bones in Monday morning's crash in Prospect Park but survived after roughly six bystanders joined officers to lift the vehicle and pull her to safety, FOX 29 reported.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Five restaurants survived the reader vote, and five chickens were ordered.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of survived
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  • Longevity helps; if Picasso hadn’t outlived his Blue Period and Guernica by a long stretch of years, he might be dinted today as indulgently moody.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Caterham outlived her late husband, Norman Caterham, who died in 1976, as well as their two children, daughters Gem and Anne.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlived

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“Outlasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlasted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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