parting shot

noun

: a final critical comment
As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the ordinary citizen.
She took a parting shot before leaving.

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Well, after the Knicks' season ended over the weekend, Jones took one more parting shot at the Knickerbockers. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025 Penn State was just getting started even if the Bruins did deliver a parting shot with Martin’s late touchdown pass. — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024 This 'parting shot' eruption from one of the most prolific flare producers of Solar Cycle 25 was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME). — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025

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“Parting shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parting%20shot. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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