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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
  • How The Star is covering World Cup The World Cup is expected to be by far the largest event to take place in Kansas City in recent years.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • Hunter Biden has reemerged in recent weeks online, posting on X and giving interviews about his life in recovery for his substance use disorder and ensuing legal troubles created political headaches for his father.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • Students at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill designed and 3D-printed a new version of the vuvuzela, the loud plastic horn that became infamous during past international soccer tournaments.
    Kenny Choi, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Morgan and Tilis have other potential extensions to sort out over the next few months, as cornerback Mike Jackson and quarterback Bryce Young are among potential candidates for new deals.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • Such undead falsehoods drive our current peril.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Yet the current system leaves parents struggling to afford care, providers struggling to stay afloat and workers struggling to remain in the profession.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Adjective
  • Walk through a gallery of bronze busts immortalizing the game's greatest players and learn about the evolution of the game from the days of leather helmets to modern gear.
    USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • That's far lower than the traditional 90-day window, and significantly lower than the more modern 45-day barrier.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • Kwok moved across categories, from emerging contemporary artists to established modern and post-war works, building a broad and informed perspective.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • The contemporary dance troupe closes out a 20-year run with its final three hometown shows, including works by choreographers Fernando Magadan, Cayetano Soto, Joan Rodriguez, Richard Siegal and Trey McIntyre.
    Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • That includes newfangled financial firms that may see higher demand as some tax changes and other cost-of-living policies are implemented, and homebuilders that would see an uptick if mortgage rates fell.
    Geoffrey Morgan, Bloomberg, 3 Feb. 2026

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“Newest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newest. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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