last-ditch

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adjective

ˈlas(t)-ˌdich

-ˈdich

: fought or conducted from the last ditch : waged with desperation or unyielding defiance

put up a last-ditch resistance

: made as a final effort especially to avert disaster

a last-ditch attempt to raise the money

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Adjective

Supporters of the measure see this legal challenge as a last-ditch attempt to defy voter intentions. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Former President Donald Trump jumped around to North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan on Monday, while Vice President Kamala Harris journeyed through Pennsylvania in a last-ditch effort to secure the crucial swing state. —

Kristian Burt, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024

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In the parking lot of the East Palo Alto Family YMCA, city council candidates stood flagging down prospective voters, a last ditch effort to garner votes. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024 Hunter Harris: Suggesting that Democrats, as sort of a last ditch effort to save democracy, nominate Mitt Romney. —

Leah Feiger, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for last-ditch