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last-ditch

adjective as in done in desperation

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In a last-ditch effort, Tanton’s network began its own efforts to whip votes.

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On the day the laws started to be debated in Darwin last month, a small crowd of demonstrators stood outside parliament in a last-ditch effort to turn the political tide.

From BBC

Wade in 2022, the Trump campaign is trying to make a last-ditch appeal to Georgia women.

The alliance, which represents shipping lines and terminal operators at the ports, said late Monday that the two sides had traded offers in what appeared to be a last-ditch effort to avert a strike.

Those lost at sea or aboard a sinking ship have used them as a last-ditch effort to call for help.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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