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a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
a swimsuit that is the last word in sportswear this season
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Recent Examples of last word
In show clips available on YouTube, Bateman offers her last word.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
The hard cut after Lorraine’s damning last words wasn’t always how the scene ended.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2020, her grandmother was battling Parkinson’s disease and her grandfather said his last words to her through her nursing home window.
—Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
But Zola devotes his novel’s last words, after Renée’s sudden death, to a bill from Worms.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
The hard cut after Lorraine’s damning last words wasn’t always how the scene ended.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2020, her grandmother was battling Parkinson’s disease and her grandfather said his last words to her through her nursing home window.
—Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
But Zola devotes his novel’s last words, after Renée’s sudden death, to a bill from Worms.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for last word
Noun
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These latests features are designed for enterprises who want to integrate their AI technology with either existing Salesforce data or even their own data.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The latests deaths included three residents of long-term care facilities in Dallas, as well as a Balch Springs man in his 20s and a Dallas man in his 60s.—
Dana Branham,
Dallas News,
30 Apr. 2020
Noun
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But the trend right now is the opposite.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Many other Big Tech companies also slashed their headcounts around that time as the pandemic receded and consumer demand trends changed.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The bag charm craze is officially getting the indie artist treatment.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Saunders also cited concerns about slowing foot traffic at shopping malls – and the chance that the current collectibles craze could go the way of Beanie Babies and Cabbage Patch kids in years past.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Carti’s idiosyncratic style helped birth a generation of rage rap artists, and his latest studio album, which spent three weeks atop the Billboard 200, could finally convince Grammy voters to give him his due.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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In Los Angeles, my hometown, protests rage as ICE raids intensify — yet we’re still questioned for existing between survival and success.—
Sofía Pereda,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The shutdown is the most acute symptom of a general lack of goodwill on Capitol Hill, where bipartisan deal-making has increasingly gone out of vogue.—
Steven T. Dennis,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Personality is in vogue, and in a big way.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Despite the general enthusiasm around its private market ambitions, investors are keeping a close eye on expense growth, which determines how much of those higher fees trickle down to the bottom line.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Measured Future of AI For all the enthusiasm around generative AI, Brittan is careful to ground expectations.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the face of that, Keaton’s off- and sometimes on-duty style represented limitless possibilities, and a previously incomprehensible kind of freedom.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Oct. 2025
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Today, this restaurant wins over patrons with American-style comfort fare, like burgers, steaks, and sweet potato casserole.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Last word.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/last%20word. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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