second to last
idiom
: done or placed just before the one that comes last
the second to last paragraph
the second to last thing she said
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The team has finished dead last in the Central Division and second to last in the Western Conference for three straight seasons.
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025
There’s a shift in the second to last episode when Michaela suddenly becomes not ridiculous or ominous, but self-aware and human and someone who very clearly sees what a fraud her life has been.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
After finishing in the penultimate spot in the Western Conference standings the season before, the Galaxy tied for the top spot last season, becoming the first team since 2011 to go from second to last in the conference to the MLS Cup in one season.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Off the bench another senior, Cameron Major, was the open man when Manchester, up by two, needed a basket on their second to last possession.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025
There’s a shift in the second to last episode when Michaela suddenly becomes not ridiculous or ominous, but self-aware and human and someone who very clearly sees what a fraud her life has been.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
After finishing in the penultimate spot in the Western Conference standings the season before, the Galaxy tied for the top spot last season, becoming the first team since 2011 to go from second to last in the conference to the MLS Cup in one season.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Off the bench another senior, Cameron Major, was the open man when Manchester, up by two, needed a basket on their second to last possession.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Second to last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20to%20last. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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