this past
idiom
: the one that most recently took place
—used with a period of time
I spoke to him on the phone just this past weekend.
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But after waiting on a six-year-long list, McLuckie, who hails from the English city of Manchester, was finally able to undergo surgery to repair his jaw this past July.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
The Heat, in fact, was unaware that Rozier was the subject of separate NBA and FBI investigations until the Wall Street Journal broke the story this past January.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
But after the terrible news this past weekend, the horrifying Hanukkah massacre at Bondi Beach, the tragic shootings at Brown University and the heartbreaking deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, all of the major stories are too dark for that.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
Arctic air has made frequent surges across the Midwest, Northeast and South for weeks, including the coldest of the bunch this past weekend.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 17 Dec. 2025
The Heat, in fact, was unaware that Rozier was the subject of separate NBA and FBI investigations until the Wall Street Journal broke the story this past January.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
But after the terrible news this past weekend, the horrifying Hanukkah massacre at Bondi Beach, the tragic shootings at Brown University and the heartbreaking deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, all of the major stories are too dark for that.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
Arctic air has made frequent surges across the Midwest, Northeast and South for weeks, including the coldest of the bunch this past weekend.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
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“This past.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20past. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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