Last and Presiding

Last

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

Presiding is an antonym for last.

Nearby Word: lasted

Presiding

Presiding adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Usage example: a senator who is the presiding member of the armed services committee

Last is an antonym for presiding.

Nearby Words: president, preside, presided

Both words in one sentence

  • Following the acquittal of the police officers involved in the Rodney King beating by an all-white jury, the presiding judge doxed every last juror.
  • Visual Novel / Zero Time Dilemma Bookends: Carlos plays the very first Decision Game with Zero directly presiding it, as well as the very last where Delta gives him the chance to kill him, both times representing all nine players.
  • In the fifth book another character pulls off a similar moment, having already been brutally tortured and having had his tongue cut out, when asked if he has any last words by the one presiding over his execution, he spits in their face.
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