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Discover LudwigThe word "second-to-last" is a correct and usable word in written English
It can be used to refer to the next to last item, or the item before the last item in a series. For example, "She was the second-to-last person in line for the concert tickets."
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second-to-last
adjective
Alternative form of second to last
Exact(29)
What about the second-to-last play?
Those were his second-to-last words.
"You mean the second-to-last".
Montsho's second-to-last sprint was 49 seconds.
Theirs was the second-to-last house on the road.
Our vagon was the second-to-last car.
Similar(31)
He placed second to last.
In second to last is Philadelphia.
Second to last was Maj.
In the second to last game, their fortunes changed.
West Bromwich, which spent $21 million, was second to last.
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