as in final
formal
occurring immediately before the last one; next to the last
the penultimate chapter of the book the penultimate syllable of the word
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The actor cameos in the penultimate episode of the sports comedy series from co-creator Mindy Kaling, playing a disgruntled sports fan at a Los Angeles Waves basketball game.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek of Thursday’s penultimate episode, which finds the teen spirits cozying up to a romantic slideshow.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 Feb. 2025
Fox was asked about the situation last week in Philadelphia before his penultimate game in a Kings uniform.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday's penultimate episode of the first season of Paradise, Xavier Collins (Sterling K. Brown) made a shocking discovery — his wife, Teri (Enuka Okuma), somehow survived the global tsunami that sent the residents of Paradise into their compound.
—EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek of Thursday’s penultimate episode, which finds the teen spirits cozying up to a romantic slideshow.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 Feb. 2025
Fox was asked about the situation last week in Philadelphia before his penultimate game in a Kings uniform.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday's penultimate episode of the first season of Paradise, Xavier Collins (Sterling K. Brown) made a shocking discovery — his wife, Teri (Enuka Okuma), somehow survived the global tsunami that sent the residents of Paradise into their compound.
—EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Penultimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penultimate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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