newest

adjective

Definition of newestnext
as in latest

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newest
  1. latest
  2. recent
  3. new
  4. current
  5. modern
  6. contemporary
  7. newfangled
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of latest
Adjective
  • In the absence of a Giannis Antetokounmpo-level talent becoming available, smaller, unsatisfying moves around the edges like the recent trade for Dorian Finney-Smith seem more probable.
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • At a recent holiday party replete with writers, politicians and tastemakers, Talese, wearing a three-piece gray wool suit with a yellow silk tie with blue stripes, was stopped every few steps by boldface names (and at least one journalist) eager to discuss the finer points of men’s tailoring.
    Sadie Stein, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of recent
Adjective
  • Whether the Red Wings can keep this streak going hinges on Detroit’s ability to handle this early success under new coach Todd McLellan.
    Max Bultman, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Calcium may lower a woman’s risk of developing colorectal cancer, a new study says.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of new
Adjective
  • Warner will lose the bulk of its NBA rights following the end of the current cycle, and in the fall, NBC will join ESPN and Amazon as the main U.S. rightsholders for the league.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Here’s a look back at how our current snowfall compares with previous seasons.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of current
Adjective
  • The style felt like a vintage find from the 1940s, but with modern construction.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The industrial revolution had sent both Americans and Europeans digging deep into the Earth to find the ores and minerals that powered modern industries like coal mining.
    Caroline Winterer / Made by History, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of modern
Adjective
  • In this contemporary dining room, the cool sage green wall color balances out the warmth of the fiery orange in the abstract piece of art.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The Bushnell 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford The next two shows in the Broadway series at The Bushnell are culturally sensitive contemporary updates of theater classics, with the rewrites credited to some cool writers.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of contemporary
Adjective
  • The newfangled tiny church of the holy recycler that sets up shop in a strip mall in Cambridge is the same — in the eyes of the law — as the behemoth religions of Judaism, and Christianity.
    Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The device was unlike anything that had come before, and showed us a novel vision of how these newfangled AI agents would fit into our lives.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of newfangled
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