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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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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Herbert went back to Lambert-Smith two plays later on a jump ball in the back right corner of the end zone.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025 -
Gwynn, who sustained a back injury during a season 7 workout that required physical therapy, also reached out to producers to no avail.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat came together on a blockbuster trade before the NBA trade deadline last year.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Colorado, winners of four of its last five games, has become a tougher team to put away.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Zip has a rear propeller to move it fore and aft and side thrusters.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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California Highway Patrol Officer Richard Vargas testified that through his investigation of the crash, it was determined that Salgado drove onto the right shoulder of the off-ramp and struck the rear right side of the victims’ Honda.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Edwards rarely tires of watching back footage of the feat: his electric speed down the runway, the bounding strides of his jumping action, and the enormous final vault into the sandpit.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Osbourne’s funeral cortege paraded past the Black Sabbath Bridge during his July 30 funeral in Birmingham, just weeks after Ozzy’s final performance at the all-star Back to the Beginning charity concert.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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 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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That latter appearance, as an unnamed receptionist on the CBS soap, led to a substantial part on its sister series, The Young and the Restless, in 2006.—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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That latter song is named after Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock, who also features on the same track.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Hindmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hindmost. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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