as in surviving
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 outliving
Americans fear outliving their money as much as any other potential retirement setback, including failing health, according to a June report from the nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outliving
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Ian Wilkinson, a pastor at a local church and the sole surviving guest of the lunch, told last month's hearing that the death of his wife had left him bereft.—
Alasdair Pal,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The courtroom thriller dramatizes the first international tribunal against surviving Nazi leaders, probing not only their crimes but also the nature of evil itself.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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Powered by hydrogen that provides both lift and fuel, the craft can remain aloft for more than 12 hours per mission, far outlasting conventional drones or helicopters.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Running for 12 hours and 30 minutes, the PX141GXT lands in the middle of the battery-life rankings, outlasting the Asus and HP by 90 minutes and nearly 2 hours, respectively, but trailing the PX141EXT and the Acer by similar margins.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Outliving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outliving. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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