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final straw

final straw noun: synonym of last straw.

Noun

final straw (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of last straw.
    • “This is the final straw AI,” he wrote in an Instagram story.2023 April 18, Laura Snapes, quoting Drake, “AI song featuring fake Drake and Weeknd vocals pulled from streaming services”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    • This follows the confirmation that Gilruth personally ordered the cancellation of engineering works in Fife last year, which is thought to have been the final straw for Gibb […]. Because her Fife constituency was materially affected by the cancellation, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross...2023 May 31, “Network News: Micro-management prompted Gibb to quit ScotRail”, in RAIL, number 984, page 25
    Synonyms:
    last straw

Synonyms of final straw

Questions about final straw

What does final straw mean?
Final straw means synonym of last straw.
What part of speech is final straw?
Final straw is a noun.

Words near final straw in the dictionary

  1. final sigmas
  2. final solution
  3. final solutions
  4. final stand
  5. final stands
  6. final straw
  7. final stretch
  8. final stretches
  9. Final Testament
  10. final topology
  11. final whistle

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