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Recent Examples of lastly
And lastly, Beach Village, also operated by LXR Hotels & Resorts, is a luxurious private enclave of 78 beachfront cottages and residential-style villas with up to three bedrooms.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
And lastly, there’s the Hartfelt Mobility Relief Chews ($30).
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Dec. 2025
And lastly, there's the heart and soul, Wes Walz, aka Walzie.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
And lastly, the Spooky Sprinkle Doughnut is an Original Glazed that’s dipped in a bright green icing, with one side of the doughnut being covered in decorative Halloween sprinkles in a mix of thematic colors including purple, black and orange.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
And lastly, the third slide is all about getting your doll decked out for the holidays.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2025
Zardoya started by shouting out her home, Puerto Rico, then came Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama and lastly, Mexico — which received the biggest cheer from the crowd.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
The first is being able to cover a $1,000 emergency expense; second is having no high-interests debt (excluding a mortgage); followed by not buying designer goods and building wealth quietly; and lastly is the ability to save around 15 percent of gross income.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
And lastly, take action and get things done.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
And lastly, there’s the Hartfelt Mobility Relief Chews ($30).
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Dec. 2025
And lastly, there's the heart and soul, Wes Walz, aka Walzie.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
And lastly, the Spooky Sprinkle Doughnut is an Original Glazed that’s dipped in a bright green icing, with one side of the doughnut being covered in decorative Halloween sprinkles in a mix of thematic colors including purple, black and orange.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
And lastly, the third slide is all about getting your doll decked out for the holidays.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2025
Zardoya started by shouting out her home, Puerto Rico, then came Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama and lastly, Mexico — which received the biggest cheer from the crowd.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
The first is being able to cover a $1,000 emergency expense; second is having no high-interests debt (excluding a mortgage); followed by not buying designer goods and building wealth quietly; and lastly is the ability to save around 15 percent of gross income.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
And lastly, take action and get things done.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lastly
finally
Adverb
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In a corner of the cabin, the dead girl finally rested under her curls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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And so that was a great challenge for me as an actor but also nice to finally be in a Black Mirror episode.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Lastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lastly. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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