Ensuing and Last

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Ensuing adjective - Being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else.

Usage example: the war and the ensuing famine caused unimaginable suffering

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Last and ensuing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Last" instead an adjective "Ensuing".

Nearby Words: ensue, ensued

Last adjective - Following all others of the same kind in order or time.

Usage example: last one in the pool is a rotten egg

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Ensuing and last are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ensuing" instead an adjective "Last".

Nearby Word: lasted

After NBC canceled the last season of Get Smart and CBS picked it up, the ensuing copyright dispute ensured that the season was pulled from most TV circulations.

Source: Missing Episode / Live-Action TV
The last thing she needed was for the boy to see the ensuing carnage when her attackers struck.

Source: Cover Innocent Eyes and Ears
Only a few named members were unaffected, and the last survivor from the ensuing bloodbath committed seppuku out of grief.

Source: Insane Equals Violent

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