last word

noun

Definition of last wordnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for last word
  1. latest
  2. trend
  3. craze
  4. rage
  5. vogue
  6. enthusiasm
  7. style
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
  • Gulf consumers have long embraced the global protein craze, but the Iran conflict is squeezing the margins of food companies seeking to profit from the trend.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 24 July 2026
  • But the current gym craze is an outgrowth of her and her parents’ generations.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of craze
Noun
  • As wildfires rage across Canada and the American West, the announcement from federal forecasters that an El Niño warming is forming thousands of miles away in the tropical Pacific Ocean may offer some regions relief — next year, at least.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
  • In a fit of rage a couple of nights later, Kimmel grabbed his father’s handgun, found the truck of bullies responsible, and blocked them in.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of rage
Noun
  • Meanwhile, crochet, in general, is always en vogue during the summer.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • And Canada’s team being en vogue domestically in the way other national teams have been — again, in Canada — is important.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of vogue
Noun
  • The unexpected enthusiasm for Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model stems from its ability to match – and in some cases outperform – its most advanced US competitors, such as the latest iterations of OpenAI’s GPT and Anthropic’s Claude, for free.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • The results on Wednesday did nothing to squash the enthusiasm of bullish analysts and investors.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of enthusiasm
Noun
  • Styles make fights Firstly, this will be a clash of two very opposing styles.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • After Brazil defeated the United States 1-0 in the last-16 stage of that tournament, sports journalist Mario Neto wrote a column that was scathing about the style in Jornal dos Sports, the Rio de Janeiro daily sports newspaper.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of style

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