Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Undertaken as a final recourse; last-ditch.
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- adjective colloquial Happening at the very end of an event.
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Examples
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As far as the EU antitrust probe is concerned, both merger partners have a chance until sometime this week to offer additional concessions through what is technically known as a "last-gasp offer."
Deutsche Börse's Regulator Expresses 'Legal Reservations' Ulrike Dauer 2011
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The White House and congressional leaders of both major political parties are pressing rank-and-file legislators to support a last-gasp bipartisan deal to trim U.S. government spending and raise the federal borrowing limit.
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Just look at the titles of the articles, "Dick Cheney's last-gasp fight against clean air"!
Dick Cheney, Guest of Honor at AMFF - Huh? Tim Romano 2009
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Rangers were denied a draw against Maribor in the first leg of their Europa League play-off at the Stadion Ljudski vrt thanks to a last-gasp winner on the night from the substitute Etien Velikonja.
Maribor 2-1 Rangers | Europa League play-off first leg match report 2011
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And when voters pull the 'flush' lever, he'll be reaching for the rim in a last-gasp effort to avoid getting pulled under by the poopy vortex of lies, sleaze and stupidity.
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The White House and congressional leaders of both major political parties are pressing rank-and-file legislators to support a last-gasp bipartisan deal to trim U.S. government spending and raise the federal borrowing limit.
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Maybe Keiron Cunningham's last-gasp crowd-pleaser against Cas?
My Super League awards show Andy Wilson 2010
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The dollar won a reprieve from the last-gasp pact averting a shutdown of the U.S. government, but many investors remain inclined to sell it.
What's News 2011
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The White House and congressional leaders of both major political parties are pressing rank-and-file legislators to support a last-gasp bipartisan deal to trim U.S. government spending and raise the federal borrowing limit.
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NEW YORK—The beleaguered greenback won a reprieve from the last-gasp agreement averting a shutdown of the U.S. government, but many investors remain inclined to punish the dollar.
Dollar Still in a Downdraft Andrew J. Johnson 2011
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