outlive
verb
out·live
ˌau̇t-ˈliv 
outlived; outliving; outlives
1
: to live beyond or longer than
outlived most of his friends
outlive its usefulness
2
: to survive the effects of
universities … outlive many political and social changes—
J. B. Conant
J. B. Conant
Examples of outlive in a Sentence
No mother wants to outlive her children.
He outlived his wife by 10 years.
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—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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—Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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Many Indigenous nations that exercised them survive today, long outliving the Spanish Empire – and the people who carried the Requerimiento on their crusade across the Americas.
—Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Though Francis has outlived most of her friends, the service will be filled with all who loved her.
—Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Whenever a Chicken Shop Date arc runs its course, she’s proven to be the kind of performer who can outlive it and, like some kind of rom-com Hydra, produce multitudes more in its place.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
Many Indigenous nations that exercised them survive today, long outliving the Spanish Empire – and the people who carried the Requerimiento on their crusade across the Americas.
—Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Outlive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlive. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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outlive
verb
out·live
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈliv
: to live longer than : outlast
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