last ditches

plural of last ditch

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Noun
  • This Amazon top-selling robot vacuum is self-emptying, uses an extending brush arm to thoroughly clean corners, and maneuvers intelligently around obstacles.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Russell’s eyes soften; the corners of her mouth curl upward.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are no easy fixes, so figuring out how to cushion the harsh impact will be the basis of negotiations with other parties in the Japanese legislature, the Diet.
    Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Cohen and other researchers have identified many subtle fixes that improve kids’ eating habits.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The scandal exposed how some wealthy families cheated and bribed to secure spots for their children at elite universities, sparking nationwide outrage over denied opportunities for more deserving students.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Miami office of the National Weather Service said the region could see 1 to 2 inches of rain over the weekend, with some spots seeing up to 3 inches under particularly heavy rainstorms.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Inside you’ll find fruit jams and pastes from tangy pineapple and strawberry to pumpkin, fig or even custard.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • No hot water baths or pressure canning, the technique uses modern day refrigerators and freezers to store small batches of homemade jams, condiments and spreads, plus chutneys, pickles, relishes and ketchups.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In his first taste of NBA preseason action, Flagg continued to look like a player without any glaring holes in his game.
    Christian Clark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The black bucket with a purple lid and a spider atop comes filled with 50 Munchkins doughnut holes.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Josie had some scrapes from running into the woods.
    Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pakistan Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said his nation was hoping for more of a consensus going into Tuesday’s vote given the funding predicaments and operational issues that have dogged the MSS.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Is River in desperate need of some R&R, or is everyone else projecting their own predicaments onto him?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Last ditches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/last%20ditches. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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