1
as in back
being at or in the part of something opposite the front part
the dance teacher had to keep reminding us to kick our hindmost foot when we reversed direction
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2
as in last
following all others of the same kind in order or time
the hindmost wagon in the caravan had the roughest ride because of the deep ruts and dust created by the others
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hindmost
Adjective
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The patient wound up going to Jackson West Medical Center with back and abdominal pain, then Jackson Memorial Hospital.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025 -
So detectives confiscated his pants and swabbed his back pocket in case the culprit left behind DNA.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Bad teammates can poison a locker room, and in a long stretch of games last year the Bears looked like a team that expected to lose.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Gascón’s controversial social media posts were revealed by journalist Sarah Hagi last week.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The head must be high, the feet body-width apart, sometimes with one rear hoof slightly behind the other.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Feb. 2025
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From there, an optional drop-down 59 x 83-in (150 x 210-cm) rear bed sleeps two more at night and moves out of the way in the day.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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It will be included in a final report expected within the next one to two years, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.—
Katie Smith,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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When the final tally comes in, the company’s CFO and Board of Directors will want proof that the gambit was worth it.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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That latter arrestee was Jose Carranza Escobar, who pleaded guilty.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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The motivation behind that latter choice was to see if the AirLight Pro’s promise of retaining hair strands’ internal moisture could be attributed to the dryer directly, without being confounded by the moisture-providing qualities of the hair products.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Hindmost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hindmost. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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