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
Kirk obviously didn’t mean for a book about the Sabbath to comprise his last words.
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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
But the email had nothing to do with Clinton and that’s my last word on that email.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
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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
But the email had nothing to do with Clinton and that’s my last word on that email.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for last word
Noun
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These latests features are designed for enterprises who want to integrate their AI technology with either existing Salesforce data or even their own data.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The latests deaths included three residents of long-term care facilities in Dallas, as well as a Balch Springs man in his 20s and a Dallas man in his 60s.—
Dana Branham,
Dallas News,
30 Apr. 2020
Noun
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Being Different means standing apart - leading on innovation and setting trends.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pope said the same trend will be in place Saturday.—
Anne Li,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the half decade since the meme stock craze, individual investors have become a force that their institutional counterparts can't ignore.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The original Help album, released at the height of the Britpop craze, included an instrumental track from Blur.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Tall Shaft Boots Knee-high boots were all the rage back in 2016, and the stylish trend happens to still be well-suited for winter travel this year—depending on your selection, that is.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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The demonstration was marked by intense emotion, with rage, frustration and grief reflected in signs and chants calling for accountability and change.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Such open authorial musing, and maybe literature’s wisdom-seeking function itself, has been out of vogue during the past century of show-don’t-tell storytelling.—
Julius Taranto,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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The revival, which sets Cats in the underground ballroom world, with each performer competing to win a vogue dancing competition, moves to Broadway after an acclaimed run at New York’s Perelman Performing Arts Center last season.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An hour in McIntyre’s company is a warm, convivial whirlwind of enthusiasm, jokes and anecdotes.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yet, his enthusiasm is tempered by the valuable lessons from his past work in healthcare AI, reminding us of the importance of learning from each step of our journey.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Eighties-style court shoes also appeared at Baum und Pferdgarten, in a pale gray and lilac color palette typical of the era, and paired with matching tights.—
Amy O’Brien,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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Mike doesn’t know it yet but his life is about to become tied up with that of Lou (Mark Ruffalo), the old-school, Columbo-style cop on his trail, and Sharon (Halle Berry), an insurance broker with connections to some of the richest men in the world.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Last word.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/last%20word. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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