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Recent Examples of bottommost There were only two worshippers, one in the water, hands clasped in prayer, and the other seated on the bottommost step, looking intently toward the river or maybe at the other bather. Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025 It was later determined that a design failure caused the keel, a fin-like structure on the bottommost part of the ship used for stability, to separate from the hull, the main body of the boat. Mark Gray, People.com, 30 June 2025 Purple: Something related to the bottommost part of your body. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 The first stage is the bottommost portion of the rocket with nine engines that fire up at liftoff, powering the 230-foot (70-meter) vehicle off the ground. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025 The first leg of the mission appeared to proceed smoothly, with the Falcon 9 using its first-stage booster — the bottommost part of the rocket with nine engines that provide the initial burst of power at liftoff — to propel itself toward space. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 July 2024 Waterproof fabric should be the bottommost layer to prevent leakage. Nicole Crawford, Verywell Health, 6 May 2024 State and national park permits, safety inspection stickers, electronic toll collection devices and GPS and navigation systems can legally be mounted or located at the bottommost portion of the windshield, according to the driver's manual. Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021 MOI is a performance measurement taken at the bottommost moment of the swing, when contact is made, measuring the resistance of the club to being twisted at the moment of impact. Tom Chiarella, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottommost
Adjective
  • The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.
    Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Minten is one of five fresh faces amid the bottom-six overhaul.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This week’s episode is bottom-heavy.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Supplies are limited, and at this price, codes won’t last long.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Overall, crime in Over-the-Rhine, where thousands of people visit every weekend for dining and nightlife, is up by about 47% compared to last year, according to a city database.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023
Adjective
  • Tactically, the most notable feature of the final was how regularly the two goalkeepers found themselves in bizarre positions, rushing out to close down attackers in wide areas.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The largest came on the final play, as Texas couldn’t get back to the line of scrimmage in time to spike the ball and continue a possible game-tying drive.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But others have argued that the helium-3 could instead be coming from somewhere deep and stable in the lowermost mantle.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
  • In the 1920s, a surgeon named Frederick Barrington, of University College London, went looking for the on-off switch in the brainstem, the lowermost part of the brain that connects with the spinal cord.
    Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
Adjective
  • In this latter instance, Swift matched the bag’s all-black colorway to a black top and maxi skirt ensemble out of scallop lace.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Cardi turned memes into marketing plans and became the topic of conversation this latter half of the summer with her epic rollout to release week.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For instance, if both people are eligible but one earned more, collect the lower amount first to have some cash.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Bottommost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottommost. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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