lastly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lastly
finally
Adverb
  • No, what finally finished me on this subplot was this week’s exchange of manuscripts with Duncan, a highbrow biographer.
    Judy Berman, Time, 11 July 2025
  • The sequence lasts nearly two minutes without a word spoken by either: just Jess breathing deeply, eyes shut, face scrunched up, as Felix stares at the ceiling, then at her, before finally inching closer.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
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“Lastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lastly. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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