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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Five companies jumped in, with Amazon, Netflix, and Paramount, the latter coming off this past weekend’s strong performance of romantic drama Regretting You, making muscular offers with ballooning prices and even ticking clocks to respond.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
The junior forward cut down his long flowing hair this past January, and then ditched his iconic goggles last week in an effort to expand his peripheral vision and improve his game.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Nov. 2025
The concert was life-changing for Rea, who got to meet Osbourne there and forge a friendship that would last until the singer’s death this past summer.
—Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
After wanting to make the passion project for decades, Guillermo del Toro‘s adaptation of Frankenstein made its debut on Netflix this past weekend, and the numbers did not disappoint.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
The junior forward cut down his long flowing hair this past January, and then ditched his iconic goggles last week in an effort to expand his peripheral vision and improve his game.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Nov. 2025
The concert was life-changing for Rea, who got to meet Osbourne there and forge a friendship that would last until the singer’s death this past summer.
—Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
After wanting to make the passion project for decades, Guillermo del Toro‘s adaptation of Frankenstein made its debut on Netflix this past weekend, and the numbers did not disappoint.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
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“This past.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20past. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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