as in survived
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 outlived
When oil prices slid and mismanagement came due, the country staggered into hyperinflation, shortages, and mass migration, culminating in a full‑blown humanitarian crisis that outlived Chávez and deepened under his successor, Nicolás Maduro.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
The Critics Choice Awards aired Sunday night from Los Angeles, paying tribute not only to the stars that lit up the big screen in 2025, but also to those whose impact outlived them.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
The design outlived Gehry by a week and Miyake by three years — a small miracle by today’s cycles of retail turnover.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2025
At 267 feet tall, General Grant Tree is estimated to be between 2,000 and 4,000 years old, which means the sequoia was growing alongside woolly mammoths and outlived the Roman Empire.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 9 Dec. 2025
Born on November 22, 1973, Hannah Shirley is now twice as old as most members of her species, having well outlived the typical 25–30 year lifespan of pygmy hippos in the wild.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
The penny outlived its sibling, the half-penny, by 168 years.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
The intentional walk has outlived its usefulness, as anybody who paid as much as $1,371 face value for a ticket to the three World Series games this week at Dodger Stadium can attest.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
But with the advent of new materials and technologies in the latter half of the 20th century, many of these styles outlived their usefulness in the original contexts they were meant to be worn.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlived
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Ewing never married or had children, but is survived by other family members, per Extra.—
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Despite the rest of the royal family being executed, their eldest daughter, Marie-Thérèse, survived.—
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And Detroit ultimately outlasted the Bulls because of its ability to overpower in the paint.—
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Ole Miss and its high-scoring offense blew out Tulane in its opening CFP game and outlasted mighty Georgia 39-34 in the semifinals.—
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“Outlived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlived. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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