as in rages
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 words
The lethal injection took only 12 minutes to complete after Simpson gave his last words.
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Nolan Clay, Oklahoman, 12 Feb. 2026
Nervous hands rummaging for tissues in handbags, sweaty embraces, last words of advice—and then, we were gone.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Those were her last words before the agent fired three bullets through the window, according to multiple videos taken from a number of angles.
—Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Those were her last words before the agent fired three bullets through the window, according to multiple videos taken from a number of angles.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Here's everything to know about the actress's death, including what her last words were.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Kirk obviously didn’t mean for a book about the Sabbath to comprise his last words.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
What were Michele Reiner’s last words?
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 18 Dec. 2025
Nichols, 64, sentenced to death for the brutal beating and rape of 20-year-old Karen Pulley in 1988, spoke his last words from a gurney inside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
Nolan Clay, Oklahoman, 12 Feb. 2026
Nervous hands rummaging for tissues in handbags, sweaty embraces, last words of advice—and then, we were gone.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Those were her last words before the agent fired three bullets through the window, according to multiple videos taken from a number of angles.
—Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Those were her last words before the agent fired three bullets through the window, according to multiple videos taken from a number of angles.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Here's everything to know about the actress's death, including what her last words were.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Kirk obviously didn’t mean for a book about the Sabbath to comprise his last words.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
What were Michele Reiner’s last words?
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 18 Dec. 2025
Nichols, 64, sentenced to death for the brutal beating and rape of 20-year-old Karen Pulley in 1988, spoke his last words from a gurney inside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for last words
Noun
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The narrator cries, rages, longs for the living body and the lively boy, and obsesses over painful details, especially the bleak journey by sea that brought the remains of his beloved friend back home.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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His visit to the state comes as a political storm rages in Minnesota, Iowa's neighbor to the north, over his administration's immigration enforcement tactics.—
Brian Smith,
Des Moines Register,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That builds on similar trends throughout 2025, when the industry buoyed an otherwise slow labor market, as the nation’s hospitals, clinics and nursing homes kept hiring even as many employers pulled back.—
Abha Bhattarai,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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These trends are like the hair equivalent of taking a deep, cleansing spring breath.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Shriver’s many strange enthusiasms have provided her with a wellspring of ideas, which in the past have produced highly topical novels—about school massacres, obesity, religion, and, yes, the national debt.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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In public, Newsom speaks often and openly about his errors, fortifying his image as a bumptious, slightly hapless victim of his own enthusiasms.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There’s a brief moment in Timothée Chalamet’s video with comedian Druski where a performer comes in, vogues, and blows a kiss to the actor.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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Fans will see Infinite sporting braids — dressed in all black with daring red leather gloves as he vogues and dances unapologetically in his glory.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Naturalizer Cosmic Mary Jane Flats Mary Janes of all styles—flats, heels, or even platforms—are a permanent fixture in French fashion and have been embraced by celebrities from Jane Birkin to Dua Lipa, who has been photographed wearing Margiela’s split-toe take on the strapped shoes.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Heritage houses are reimagining their most beloved styles for a new generation of highly engaged shoppers.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
15 Feb. 2026
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