newest

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Recent Examples of newest But that will all soon change when the century-old baseball diamond gets newest-generation synthetic turf, striped for football (both flag and tackle), soccer and lacrosse, beneath a digital scoreboard, aluminum bleacher seating for 500 and dugouts that double as dressing rooms. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newest
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
Adjective
  • There have been a handful of public-lands related PACs before, but only in recent years.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Why gas already costs more in California Even before recent refinery closures and the global conflict, California drivers paid the highest gas prices in the nation for several reasons.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Even the more politically active class of nonprofits — 501(c)(4) groups, like the relatively new American Hunters and Anglers — can’t make political activity its primary activity.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The Colorado Rockies are rolling out a lineup of new food offerings ahead of Opening Day, featuring everything from oversized hot dogs to inventive twists on classic ballpark staples.
    Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Arrizurieta said the area’s current problems stem from rising rents and the type of tenants that can afford to take up shop in the area — mainly, banks and other national powerhouses.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But the phrase can and should be applied to the current Iran war, at least insofar as the United States is concerned.
    Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But this modern approach is teamed with ancient medicinal practices and a holistic, full-circle philosophy.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Those are just some of the ways in which the three elements have become critical for modern manufacturing, including for defense.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • These nursery primers turned out to be the start of Tennyson’s lifetime immersion in contemporary science.
    Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Actually, as Dyer shows, those near-contemporary newspaper articles were anything but definitive proof.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • That includes newfangled financial firms that may see higher demand as some tax changes and other cost-of-living policies are implemented, and homebuilders that would see an uptick if mortgage rates fell.
    Geoffrey Morgan, Bloomberg, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Cronin’s Bruins must prepare for a newfangled approach with each opponent.
    Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026

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“Newest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newest. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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