this past

idiom

: the one that most recently took place

—used with a period of time

I spoke to him on the phone just this past weekend.

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The agreement, formalized this past May, calls for the MWRD to pay for concept planning and preliminary engineering design while the Forest Preserves will pay for acquiring property. —

Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025 According to a source, one incentive for the Heat to get below the first apron this past week was to preserve the ability to sign any player who’s bought out. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2025 Yost, because of his job in the Twin Cities, had just one appointment this past year – the Airport Commission. —

Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025 And, this past Sunday, West and his wife, Bianca Censori, made a headline-grabbing appearance on the red carpet at the 2025 Grammy Awards. —

Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for this past