1
as in back
being at or in the part of something opposite the front part
the dance teacher had to keep reminding us to kick our hindmost foot when we reversed direction
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2
as in last
following all others of the same kind in order or time
the hindmost wagon in the caravan had the roughest ride because of the deep ruts and dust created by the others
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hindmost
Adjective
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In the video, a tool with a long piece of metal is sticking out of the suspect’s back pocket.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025 -
Mahathir walks in the back yard of his residence in Selangor on Nov. 14, 2022.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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The company's Groom's Cake ice cream flavor won its Great Scoop Revival Flavor Tournament last year and will be available in stores beginning May 1, the ice cream maker said in a news release.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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McIntire was arrested in Massachusetts last month and faces federal charges in Missouri for allegedly using a homemade incendiary device to ignite the two electric vehicles on March 17.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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The impact caused the rear door of Santiago’s SUV to open, spilling a 43-year-old Zion man to the ground and causing serious injury, police said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2025
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The active rear spoiler, for example, is able to move between low- and high-drag modes more quickly, and there is a new medium-drag mode, too, which helps push the car down to the track at higher speeds.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Today’s sentence is the culmination of justice, but this is not the final chapter of Kyhara’s life story.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Yorktown's final resting place wasn't discovered until a 1998 expedition found it about 1,000 miles northwest of Honolulu.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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In that latter case, the purchaser would become a full member in the LLC.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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That latter one was quite the nightmare; the Jets outscored Vancouver 12-8 in the first four games before losing the last three by a combined score of 21-5. Vancouver Canucks -13 The Canucks have had five seasons in the negative double-digits, and one of those blew me away.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Hindmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hindmost. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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