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 plan was a success, with the 34-year-old P.E. coach living in Waco, Texas, becoming the second to last member of the jury.
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Emily Deletter, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The Aztecs were second to last in the MW with a .280 team batting average and 5.7 runs a game, with a league-low 21 home runs.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Indiana finished last season second to last in league defensive rating, but the Fever held Chicago to 29.1 percent shooting from the field and 22.2 percent shooting from 3 in the opener.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Rumored to be the festival’s second to last year in Park City — there are designs to move to Salt Lake City, Cincinnati, or Boulder — there was a bittersweet, muted enthusiasm to this year’s premieres and screenings.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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Emily Deletter, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The Aztecs were second to last in the MW with a .280 team batting average and 5.7 runs a game, with a league-low 21 home runs.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Indiana finished last season second to last in league defensive rating, but the Fever held Chicago to 29.1 percent shooting from the field and 22.2 percent shooting from 3 in the opener.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Rumored to be the festival’s second to last year in Park City — there are designs to move to Salt Lake City, Cincinnati, or Boulder — there was a bittersweet, muted enthusiasm to this year’s premieres and screenings.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Second to last.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20to%20last. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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