Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something that is the most recent or current of its kind.
- idiom (at the latest) No later than.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Last; final.
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- adjective
superlative form oflate : mostlate . - adjective poetic
Last ,final . - adjective Most
recent . - adverb
superlative form oflate : mostlate . - adverb
At the latest . - noun The most
recent thing, particularlyinformation ornews .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the most recent news or development
- adjective in the current fashion or style
- adjective up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
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Examples
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The latest improvements were hurried to the front, and adopted by both armies almost simultaneously; for hardly had the Federal bought, when the Confederate captured, and used, the _very latest_.
Detailed Minutiae of Soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 Carlton McCarthy 1872
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While the term latest and greatest generally lasts only a day or two, the
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Audrey gets the cool computers in this family – her latest is a laptop, a HP DV7-1183CL.
Drey deals with display bugs « Third Point of Singularity 2009
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Audrey gets the cool computers in this family – her latest is a laptop, a HP DV7-1183CL.
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Audrey gets the cool computers in this family – her latest is a laptop, a HP DV7-1183CL.
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NPR's CEO Vivian Schiller said Williams 'comments were the latest is a series of troubling incidents over several years.
Personal Finance: Firings gone bad Michelle Singletary 2010
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Last but not least, Larry (OF Blog of the Fallen) kick-started a heated debate on ASoIaF forum, questioning the premise that “the latest is also the greatest” - talking about debut efforts and (the veracity of) hype that builds around new authors – link.
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Last but not least, Larry (OF Blog of the Fallen) kick-started a heated debate on ASoIaF forum, questioning the premise that “the latest is also the greatest” - talking about debut efforts and (the veracity of) hype that builds around new authors – link.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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This latest is a reversal after stonewalling the democrats on raising the federal minimum wage for several years and voting it down in session at least three previous times.
Think Progress » House Conservatives: $2 For Workers, But Only If Paris Gets Millions 2006
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This latest is a comedy called The Great Buck Howard starring John Malkovich and his assistant Colin Hanks struggling to get their careers back on track.
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