the tail end

noun

: the last part of something
She is at the tail end of her career.

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Tucker was given three days off by Cubs manager Craig Counsell at the tail end of the stretch, went hitless in his first game back, then closed August with hits in eight of nine games. Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026 Peters is on the tail end of her Before the Bloom Tour in Australia, which is in support of her forthcoming third studio album, Florescence, is due out May 15. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026 Toward the tail end of this event, early Friday morning, the ice will change to snow along and north of the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border and also across northeast Massachusetts. Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 Deadliest Catch was at the tail end of production on its 22nd season when the accident occurred last month, and the Aleutian Lady was the last ship still at sea at the time of the incident, EW has learned. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the tail end

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“The tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tail%20end. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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