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penultimate

[pi-nuhl-tuh-mit] / pɪˈnʌl tə mɪt /
ADJECTIVE
second to last
Synonyms
STRONGEST
next to last second to last
WEAK


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Rahm is scheduled to play in the DP World Tour’s penultimate event of the season next month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Swimmers never attend opening ceremonies, Evans retorted when Billy Payne, president and chief executive of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, asked her to run the penultimate leg of the torch relay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Reading about these party breakups feels like eavesdropping on a couple’s favorite argument or wandering into their penultimate couples therapy session.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Thursday's meet in Zurich is the penultimate Diamond League event of the season, with the final to take place in Brussels over two days on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 September.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Celaena picked up the penultimate goblet and sniffed.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas


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