second to last
idiom
: done or placed just before the one that comes last
the second to last paragraph
the second to last thing she said
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The Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 Weekend will host the 2025 season’s second to last round of racing for both the NTT IndyCar Series and INDY NXT by Firestone.
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Bruce Martin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Taylor Swift invited her opening act and close friend Gracie Abrams to join her on stage for her second to last acoustic set of the record-breaking tour.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
The team has finished dead last in the Central Division and second to last in the Western Conference for three straight seasons.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025
There’s a shift in the second to last episode when Michaela suddenly becomes not ridiculous or ominous, but self-aware and human and someone who very clearly sees what a fraud her life has been.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Bruce Martin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Taylor Swift invited her opening act and close friend Gracie Abrams to join her on stage for her second to last acoustic set of the record-breaking tour.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
The team has finished dead last in the Central Division and second to last in the Western Conference for three straight seasons.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025
There’s a shift in the second to last episode when Michaela suddenly becomes not ridiculous or ominous, but self-aware and human and someone who very clearly sees what a fraud her life has been.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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“Second to last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20to%20last. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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