last word
noun
1
: the final remark in a verbal exchange
2
a
: the power of final decision
b
: a definitive statement or treatment
this study will surely be the last word on the subject for many years
3
: the most advanced, up-to-date, or fashionable exemplar of its kind
the last word in sports cars
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Examples of last word in a Sentence
a swimsuit that is the last word in sportswear this season
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Here's what to know about Burton's execution, his last words, the case and the victim.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Super Bowl matchup prediction: Ravens-Lions (famous last words to pick against the Chiefs).
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
Those could become famous last words, with Harris and Trump already feuding over the second debate, which Biden and Trump had agreed would be broadcast by ABC on Sept. 10, a week before the former president is due to be sentenced in his New York trial.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 July 2024
Crump said Mitchell's last words out loud while speaking at the father of two's funeral.
—David Clarey, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Super Bowl matchup prediction: Ravens-Lions (famous last words to pick against the Chiefs).
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2024
Those could become famous last words, with Harris and Trump already feuding over the second debate, which Biden and Trump had agreed would be broadcast by ABC on Sept. 10, a week before the former president is due to be sentenced in his New York trial.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 July 2024
Crump said Mitchell's last words out loud while speaking at the father of two's funeral.
—David Clarey, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
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“Last word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20word. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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