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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

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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

Fellow fan Gracie Eccles, 22, tells Newsbeat that hearing that the band are not hanging up their guitars is "music to my ears" following speculation online the new song could be their last hurrah.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Unsurprisingly, and once again, it was not the band’s last hurrah.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

The last hurrah for the two aging warriors was sounded during a marathon session of the National Security Council on January 6, 1958, when Stassen proposed a new framework for talks with the Soviet Union.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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