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
Cannon liked the idea of the bag outliving its wearer.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
Age is an important factor as well since your executor obviously needs to outlive you both.
—Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Factories outlive their products, warehouses their storage purposes, printing plants their publications, and houses of worship their congregations.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
As new innovations take hold and produce positive results, remember to prune old practices that are no longer working or have outlived their purpose.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
Age is an important factor as well since your executor obviously needs to outlive you both.
—Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Factories outlive their products, warehouses their storage purposes, printing plants their publications, and houses of worship their congregations.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
As new innovations take hold and produce positive results, remember to prune old practices that are no longer working or have outlived their purpose.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for outlive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlive
survive
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Sure, who had recently survived a life-threatening illness, hinted that more revelations were forthcoming in his memoir.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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The car sold at auction is one of nine built for filming, only two of which survived the production, according to Bonhams.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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“Outlive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlive. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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