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Definitions

last hurrah

NOUN
last breath
Synonyms
WEAK
death rattle death song death throes dying breath final twitch final words last gasp last legs last words swan song
NOUN
swan song
Synonyms
STRONGEST
farewell wind-up
WEAK
adieu climax closer coda conclusion crowning achievement crowning glory culmination dying words end piece envoi epilogue famous last words farewell performance final appearance final appearance or performance final gesture finis goodbye last act last shot last words parting song peroration

Example Sentences

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Why the artificial-intelligence advertising spree could be the last hurrah — like the dot-coms in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

With confidence growing, the 27th and lowest-ranked team in the tournament are plotting one last hurrah -- a giant-killing against Group C leaders the West Indies in Kolkata on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

For some, it’s a last hurrah, the culmination of ideas that had been percolating for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

If James relents on his no-trade clause, the Lakers can send him to a contender for one last hurrah.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

It was as if they knew, somehow, that the previous night’s fun had been a last hurrah, and now we were being led off to the gallows.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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