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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of outlast.

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Examples

  • Methicillin-resistant staph was so resistant to methicillin, in particular, that the name outlasted the drug.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • Methicillin-resistant staph was so resistant to methicillin, in particular, that the name outlasted the drug.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • Methicillin-resistant staph was so resistant to methicillin, in particular, that the name outlasted the drug.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • But there can be no serious question that homosexuality, to the degree that it cannot be overcome or outlasted, is a reproductive dysfunction.

    Love Is Not a Dysfunction | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2008

  • No. 12 Marat Safin outlasted Andrew Ilie, who trailed 5-0 in the fifth set when he retired because of cramping.

    Agassi, Kournikova out in second round 2000

  • They've got a number of guys that play hard, but in that fourth quarter you could see that our depth kind of outlasted them. ''

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • We show MANY civilizations that outlasted this arbitrary two hundred years idiocy and your answer is he is the best and to call us names?

    Think Progress » Gov. Parnell concedes Palin’s spotlight-seeking has brought ‘some sour’ attention to Alaska. 2010

  • But the fact that Mr. McCain, the Presidential candidate most closely associated with immigration tolerance, has outlasted Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee and other immigration hardliners, should be an indication that other issues are foremost in the minds of even GOP voters.

    Illinois Politics 2010

  • The firm, which built a lavish headquarters in Ocala, Fla., outlasted much larger rivals to become the 12th largest mortgage lender when it collapsed in 2009, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

    Rare Conviction Highlights Hurdles for Prosecutors Nick Timiraos 2011

  • The Packers outlasted the Steelers in a closely matched game at Cowboy Stadium in North Texas, near Dallas.

    Green Bay Packers Win NFL Super Bowl 2011

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