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as in latest
following all others of the same kind in order or time
the bottommost part of the wine list is where you'll find good but inexpensive choices
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as in bottom
of, relating to, or located at the bottom
the bottommost rung of the ladder is broken
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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.
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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
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
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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
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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
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The Second Division table showed Glossop were bottom at the time and Arsenal top, and the big crowd cramming into the small ground in the Derbyshire hills expected to see — and did see — the visitors dominate and score freely.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Rita, meanwhile, matched her husband in a black dress with intricate draping on the bottom half.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Adebayo, who missed only four games last season, sat out for the first time this season with a sprained left big toe.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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The trauma of last weekend will require patient rehabilitation and mental care.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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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
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
Adjective
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On third-and-1 with seven seconds left, Schakel took the snap and tried to spike the ball, which would have stopped the clock and given his team one final play to go for the win.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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After Flora’s go-ahead punt return score and Payne’s fumble, Becht had two important conversions on the Cyclones’ final drive.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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That latter album was about as dramatic a turning point as any artist has experienced mid-career, made with a serious sonic assist from producer Daniel Lanois.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Schwarzenegger lent his voice to that latter film for a cameo role, and with franchise producer John Davis aboard, the Austrian actor's live-action return isn't such a long shot.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The research team highlighted that beyond water harvesting, these coatings could help reduce urban heat island effects, lower energy needs for air-conditioning and provide climate-resilient water sources in regions facing growing heat and water stress.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Bottommost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottommost. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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