this past

idiom

: the one that most recently took place

—used with a period of time

I spoke to him on the phone just this past weekend.

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In this primary this past August, Thanedar beat At-Large Detroit City Council Member Mary Waters and attorney Shakira Lynn Hawkins. —

Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024 After beginning the season 2-0, the Saints have dropped seven straight, including a loss to the lowly Carolina Panthers this past Sunday. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Danni thinks Keith is wholesome and the opposite of this past toxicity. —

Emma Soren, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024 At the movie premiere at Sundance this past January, the writer-director mentioned that the small, nondescript house that is the end destination of the cousins’ journey once belonged to his late Aunt Doris. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for this past