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outlast

[out-last, -lahst]

verb (used with object)

  1. to endure or last late longer than.

    The pyramids outlasted the civilization that built them.

  2. to live longer than; outlive.



outlast

/ ˈʊˌɑː /

verb

  1. (tr) to last longer than

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of outlast1

First recorded in 1565–75; out- + last 2
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It outlasted the wave of westerns that saturated network TV schedules in that era and was still landing in Nielsen’s top 10 prime-time shows in the early 1970s.

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That was certainly the case last October, when the Dodgers outlasted the Padres in a memorable five-game National League Division Series.

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Swift and Lively have been friends for a decade, long enough to have shared and outlasted the iconic Rhode Island Hiddleswift era.

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Even if American universities resist - or outlast - Trump's efforts, they are no longer insulated from the scorched-earth warfare of American politics.

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Between them and our own awareness that ancient faiths have built pyramids and temples that will outlast anything our century’s billionaires will manage to construct, you do feel a sense of divine awe.

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