last gasp

NOUN

last breath

Synonyms

WEAK

death rattle death song death throes dying breath final twitch final words last hurrah last legs last words swan song

ADJECTIVE

last-ditch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

do-or-die frantic last-gasp

WEAK

desperate eleventh-hour final last-chance last-minute last-resort

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At the tail-end of the technooptimist spike brought by President Barack Obama, this was the last gasp of Web 2.0.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

“I think it’s the last gasp of the curse of the Bambino,” Flemming joked.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

Some here fear it's on its last gasp.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

That sure was the last gasp of the 20th century, the future would say.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025

With its last gasp of life, the drone pulled up, narrowly missing the windows but crashing onto the roof of the control tower.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

last gasp

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