the last/final word
noun
1
: the final thing said in an argument or a discussion
Your mother's decision is the final word on the matter.
Why do you always have to have the last word?
2
: the power to make a final decision
The judge will have the last word on the divorce agreement.
3
informal
: the most modern or best one of its kind
This is the last word in wireless phones.
The van's design is the last word in safety.
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His comments suggest that the letters to trading partners aren't the final word on their immediate tariff rates and that there is still time for new offers.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
But Tuesday's decision is likely not the final word on the case.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
New York City residents don’t get the last word on this issue.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Fortunately for the American people, Judge Boasberg does not have the last word.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 5 June 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
But Tuesday's decision is likely not the final word on the case.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
New York City residents don’t get the last word on this issue.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Fortunately for the American people, Judge Boasberg does not have the last word.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the last/final word
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“The last/final word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20last%2Ffinal%20word. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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