the latest

Most recent update

The latest refers to the most recent news, developments, or information about something: Have you heard the latest on the merger?

It suggests fresh updates in an ongoing situation.

Someone who arrives at the latest by a certain time won't arrive any later than that.

The latest can also mean the newest fashion or trend: wearing the latest from Paris.

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current · fresh · up-to-date · brand new · newsworthy · now · recent · trendy · breaking · breaking news · hot off the press · scoop · release · new release · viral · immediate · new · avant-garde

Opposites
temporal recency

the latestold news

Outdated information

yesterday's news · outdated · ancient history · dated · out of date

currency/up-to-dateness

the latestbehind the times

Not current or modern

old hat · out of date · yesterday's · old-fashioned

version sequence

the latestfirst edition

Original published version

Family

late, later, latest, newest, lateness, up-to-the-minute, trendiest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G