penultimate

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Recent Examples of penultimate That now means that Dudamel will spend only a single week at the Bowl during his penultimate summer as L.A. Phil music director. Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025 Hacks went with season four’s penultimate episode, a high mark for the Deborah/Ava relationship. Joe Reid, Vulture, 14 June 2025 This post contains details about the Poker Face, Season 2 penultimate episode ‘Day of the Iguana’ With the season finale of Poker Face coming next week to Peacock, Patti Harrison has enjoyed making some quality television. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 July 2025 Metallica was the penultimate band to perform before the Osbourne/Black Sabbath finale performances. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for penultimate
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Adjective
  • The first three days of the third and final season of Squid Game also came during the month of June.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 July 2025
  • While still in its final development stages, the main clubhouse is set to open in the fall of 2025, and the pre-opening space on the 59th floor at 500 Fifth Avenue is already hosting events.
    Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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

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“Penultimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penultimate. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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