LAST WORD Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

last word

noun

Definition of last word

as in latest

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time a swimsuit that is the last word in sportswear this season

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Recent Examples of last word The national battle over congressional control has officially arrived on New York’s doorstep, and the Empire State’s voters may have the definitive last word. — Jeffrey M. Wice, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026 That last word was key, and key to Denver’s rationale with the contract adjustment. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 2 June 2026 Kristen asks the chefs for any last words before the judges decide who will move on to the finale. — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 2 June 2026 That’s because language and sequencing is everything; every last word will be parsed and debated; every connection between one element and another scrutinized. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for last word

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Noun

The latests stats mean AI music has exploded by 650% in 16 months.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
The latests forecasts show a new round of storm systems will increase rain chances across much of Northern California and the Central Valley in the coming days.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of latest

Noun

Before that, in a trend which lasts to this day, the very best players were always tempted away, to Italy or Spain, towards salaries that German football could never provide.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
His team spent about a month overlaying influenza trends on card spending, hunting for spikes at drugstores, and found a relationship that was never clean enough to use.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of trend

Noun

The theater was originally made to showcase Cinerama, a format developed in the 1950s that was part of the widescreen craze designed to lure viewers away from television and back to cinemas.

— Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 31 July 2026
Over the ensuing decades, Link Snacks has been able to ride similar trends, from the Paleo diet in the 2010s to the current protein craze driven, in part, by the popularization of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.

— Tom Huddleston Jr. Zachary Green, CNBC, 29 July 2026

Definition of craze

Noun

In a blind rage after watching his brother die, Duke catches up to one of their assailants and beats him to death — with a crowd watching.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
Likewise, Cretton allows the Punisher his rage while silently noting that the vigilante’s gun-toting tactics usually make things worse.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of rage

Noun

For much of the past few seasons, sweepers — essentially, bigger sliders with massive horizontal movement — were en vogue.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Netflix isn’t the only streamer trying to capitalize on the popularity of the neo-Western genre that’s been so en vogue lately (the trend feels very similar to all the fantasy shows that popped up after Game of Thrones).

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of vogue

Noun

The crowd skewed older, with plenty of fans who appeared decades removed from high school but sang along with the enthusiasm of teenagers.

— Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Costco's big changes to some parking lots The corporate honchos at Costco know all this bad parking karma can curb enthusiasm for shopping there.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of enthusiasm

Noun

In another conversation, Marcee Gray brought up an online drawing showing Colt alongside the Columbine shooters and Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz in the style of a Weezer album cover.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Lesnar sat up Undertaker-style and planted Femi with not one or two but three F5s.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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