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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
  • On a recent week night, two newcomers stopped by early and ordered a pair of the Split Ends—a whiskey sour imbued with raspberry amaro and topped with Guinness foam.
    Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • She has essentially been retired as an artist in recent years, releasing only a few collaborative singles since her last full album in 2016.
    Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In any case, this new film can be watched without having seen any of the previous chapters, though that’s mostly because the plot is cookie-cutter generic.
    Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 1 May 2026
  • Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • Wagner already missed 48 games during the regular season while working his way back from injury, and the caution surrounding his current calf strain is understandable given the risk associated with rushing that type of issue.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • All of it is encrypted, and some of it could be stored by actors anticipating that current encryption methods may become less effective over time.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Yet another secondary effect of the Iran war is the expansion of modern drone warfare to the Persian Gulf region.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Clinics use modern equipment and high-quality materials and keep prices affordable.
    K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Even in the contemporary digital age, a significant portion of a publisher’s money remains tied up in stock and warehousing.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Set in contemporary London, Fuze unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy construction site, forcing a massive citywide evacuation.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Apr. 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 1 May. 2026.

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