last words

noun

plural of last word
as in rages
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time a swimsuit that is the last word in sportswear this season

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Recent Examples of last words Alan tells the players about the murder in plain sight and asks if any of the table-sitting players have any last words about the potential victims. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Pike said her last words, an offering of love to those who loved her and those who hated her, and prepared. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026 Kelly Clarkson said her last words on The Kelly Clarkson Show after seven seasons, amid a full hour of Kellyoke, her kids, and gratitude. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 Continue reading … ‘NEVER WAVERED’ — Pence reveals Graham's last words to him in a vivid airport encounter. — FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 Mays’ last words spoken on camera were to a local TV station, MyFox Tampa Bay, after his flight made a rough landing at Tampa International Airport. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026 Death penalty states generally allow last statements from the execution chamber, but Texas catalogs the prisoners’ last words online, except for vulgar and racist language or what sounds unintelligible. — Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026 In fact, King Charles has even opened up about his father’s last words to him. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 17 May 2026 In his last words, Busby asked a room full of witnesses, including family members of Crane's, not to hate him and to find it in their hearts to forgive him. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for last words
  1. rages
  2. trends
  3. crazes
  4. enthusiasms
  5. vogues
  6. styles
Noun
  • Foster, a defense contractor who’s just lost his job, rages at the burdens of everyday life in America, and thinks the world is working against certain people.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Until there is, the debate over the sustainability of the memory cycle and the appropriate earnings multiple rages on.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of rages
Noun
  • Astronomers like to look at large populations of objects because bigger sample sizes should better reveal trends in their properties.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The technological infrastructure appears at the same time as changes in macroeconomic and consumer trends in the luxury apparel industry, and demand for made-to-order clothing remains due to an increasing emphasis on longevity and value.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of trends
Noun
  • Unlike many wellness crazes, fiber is actually a legitimate one that nutrition experts support.
    — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The Teddy craze was followed by a moral panic, as crazes involving kids inevitably are.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of crazes
Noun
  • Tyson offered up his thoughts and enthusiasms on this remarkable investigatory tool.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026
Definition of enthusiasms
Noun
  • There’s a brief moment in Timothée Chalamet’s video with comedian Druski where a performer comes in, vogues, and blows a kiss to the actor.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Fans will see Infinite sporting braids — dressed in all black with daring red leather gloves as he vogues and dances unapologetically in his glory.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of vogues
Noun
  • Miu Miu’s design style under Miuccia Prada centers around classic silhouettes made structural and formal, pairing prim styles with something more masculine, like boxers with blouses.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Murals of a variety of styles continue to adorn buildings, walls and parks in the Sacramento region, with varying degrees of issues and controversy and connections to art, history and community.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of styles

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