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Recent Examples of newest But that will all soon change when the century-old baseball diamond gets newest-generation synthetic turf, striped for football (both flag and tackle), soccer and lacrosse, beneath a digital scoreboard, aluminum bleacher seating for 500 and dugouts that double as dressing rooms. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newest
Adjective
  • The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.
    Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • From Sunday school to public school In recent years, Texas leaders have broadly eliminated studies of racial and cultural diversity while expanding the schools’ abilities to introduce Christianity to students.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • In a piece for PBS, Genesis Magpayo reported on a recent European Union decision targeting a common gel ingredient.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • Karen Derrico was accused of threatening to kill her ex-husband, Deon Derrico, and their children in a new criminal complaint.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
  • Pochettino fielded nine new starters for this low-stakes game, but Christian Pulisic entered in the 58th minute.
    Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • Research by Justin Mankin, a Dartmouth geography associate professor, found current forecasts imply the 2026-2027 El Niño could be the costliest yet.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Independent music critic Molly Mary O’Brien noted how the early-to-mid-’90s period that produced the original iteration of pop-punk fashion, and the current moment Rodrigo now operates within, are vastly different.
    Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • The finish is what sells it, and the modern methods aim to look like hair that’s always been there.
    Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • Executive Travel And Leadership The modern executive is, functionally, a professional time-zone crosser.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • For Jones, that’s ultimately what makes Lestat feel like a contemporary artist.
    Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • After winning the Grammy for best contemporary country album in February, Jelly Roll emotionally dedicated the trophy to Bunnie, who wept and applauded in the audience.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • The aliens shown in Disclosure Day are not newfangled creations designed to look as strange and cool as possible.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 June 2026
  • Modern readers may take heart in the fact that there are many excellent critics thwacking through the slop—albeit with freelance machetes, on newfangled platforms.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Newest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newest. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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