tail end

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Recent Examples of tail end During the beginning and tail end of winter, when the temperatures fluctuate more widely day by day, ice storms can hit hard and fast. Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026 The Stars had rebounded from a season-worst, six-match winless skid to construct a three-game points streak, which disintegrated on Tuesday in just their second loss in eight tail ends of back-to-back sets. Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026 The Madrid hierarchy was also in favour last summer of the idea of imposing more discipline and structure on the squad, especially bringing back into line the big-name individuals who, it was felt, had been allowed too much leeway during the low-key tail end of Ancelotti’s second spell last term. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026 Minor flooding stretched across the Bay Area, and 48-hour rain totals sat as high as 5 to 6 inches in some mountainous regions as the weekend rainstorm began to reach its tail end. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tail end
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail end
Noun
  • When choosing a shade, think about the natural flush of your cheeks and match that.
    Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Miller used her fingertips to blend this creamy blush on the high points of her cheeks and bridge of her nose.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Smith left little trace on the scorecard as England moved to 409 all out, looking relatively becalmed for a 52-ball stay largely played alongside the tail.
    Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The professional tail-wagger and lap warmer is the head of security at her home.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Nationally, white lawmakers typically hold some of the 115-plus House seats where the voting-age population is majority non-white.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Fans struggled to secure wheelchair accessible seats, especially after they were sold at astronomical resale values, and couldn’t get clear answers about what accommodations would be available in the stadium.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • For families Apart from the family-sized villa estates and kid-friendly menus, Nihi has a host of activities that will please even the youngest beach bums.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And for any bum stuff Ted might want confidentially looked at.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And according to Car Expert, Mitsubishi says the ASX VR-e will get some styling touches of its own for the front and rear ends, as well as the cabin and wheels.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Bald-faced hornets are black and creamy white, with bold markings on the face, thorax, and rear end.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22).
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
    David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The cover-up’s plunging design featured a keyhole belly button cutout and a daring open back that dipped down to her butt, showing off the top of her chartreuse green thong bikini bottoms.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The financial transaction is complete, the tax benefit is secured, and the question of where the money actually goes slides quietly to the bottom of the to-do list.
    Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20end. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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