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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

When billionaire Ted Turner made his last gasp effort to thwart the WWE’s nationwide dominance via his World Championship Wrestling promotion, he made Hogan his star attraction in a clear shot at McMahon.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2025

"We are seeing the last gasp of a humanitarian system built on humanitarian principles," António Guterres told the UN Security Council.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

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

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025

By 1860, the practice of bleeding a patient is the last gasp of a treatment that goes back to the "bodily humors" theory of the ancient Greeks.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

last gasp

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