last ditch

noun

Definition of last ditchnext
as in hot water

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Recent Examples of last ditch So Ellison texted Zaslav in what now reads as a last ditch effort to get a deal over the line. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025 Forget the flimsy strips of aluminum around the edges of the pie as a last ditch effort. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025 The site was created by Danny Lakey, who helped organize the incorporation effort as a last ditch effort to fight noise pollution from MARA and pollution from nearby power plants. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025 On Monday, the New Jersey Supreme Court denied NCPG’s request for an emergency stay, a last ditch effort to keep the number from reverting to the local council. — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for last ditch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for last ditch
  1. hot water
  2. corner
  3. fix
  4. eleventh hour
  5. spot
  6. predicament
  7. jam
  8. pinch
Noun
  • Percolation captures a vast array of phenomena, but the prototypical examples involve fluids, like hot water seeping through a bed of coffee grounds.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Mix yeast, 2 cups flour and salt in large mixing bowl and pour in hot water (not boiling), mixing well.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of hot water
Noun
  • Jacob Ramsey’s equaliser was also a demonstration of composure in a pressurised moment, with the midfielder calmly slotting into the bottom right-hand corner, making sure to keep his effort low.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Mensah capped that drive with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Toney and the two connected on a 2-yard score on the next possession with Toney punctuating both TDs with a Heisman pose for the Hurricanes fans in that corner of the stadium.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of corner
Noun
  • The Dept of Justice wanted to force Google to sell AdX; Google had instead proposed fixes that include giving the competition real-time bid access.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The report recommended three fixes, including that the Secret Service revise its policy to require that, when a security incident doesn’t warrant a policy update, that the rationale is documented.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of fix
Noun
  • Getting to public company standards at the eleventh hour is no longer enough.
    — Brian Waller, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Hayes knows, in soccer, anything can happen; an injury could sideline any team’s biggest star at the eleventh hour.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of eleventh hour
Noun
  • His match against Tabilo put him in the top spot, at 11 hours and 51 minutes.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers saw no amorphous halo or comparable disappearance of diffraction spots.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of spot
Noun
  • On the screen, in a series of daredevil adventures, the actor had extricated himself from a hundred impossible predicaments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • For Tinubu and his chief adversaries Atiku and Obi, then, Nigeria’s security predicament will require more than election season sloganeering.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicament
Noun
  • But in reality, the carving occurs in fits and spurts, when floods carry huge boulders that gouge out streambeds and jam cobbles into the bedrock.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Everything is made in-house, from the syrups down to the jam.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of jam
Noun
  • Cardinals reliever George Soriano loaded the bases with a leadoff walk to Hernández and consecutive two-out walks to pinch-hitter Max Muncy and Kyle Tucker in the eighth before pinch-hitter Dalton Rushing went down swinging.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • His team had hit one go-ahead pinch slam, with two outs in the ninth, in franchise history.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pinch

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“Last ditch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/last%20ditch. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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