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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These storms may represent the last gasp of Southern California’s rainy season, which typically ends in April.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

At the tail-end of the technooptimist spike brought by President Barack Obama, this was the last gasp of Web 2.0.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

But the uproar is a sign of something ending—a last gasp from the era of the diligent, human reader who can tell the difference between a real book and a fake one.

From Slate • May 21, 2025

Only a spectacular last gasp tackle denied Rosella Ayane a tap-in.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2023

They jostled and bumped one another, laughing, stamping their feet against the cold snap that had surprised the city this week, the last gasp of winter before spring began in earnest.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

last gasp

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