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
  • As their national anthem played before the match, tears streamed down the cheeks of the Argentina players, emphasizing their emotional investment in the occasion.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • As for beauty, Lopez was glowing to the max with luminous glam, complete with rosy cheeks, shimmery eyeshadow, glossy lips, and long, patterned nails.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • What is also notable is that there’s a sharp drop-off after the top three, which is followed by a long, gradual tail.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • The family dog, named by local media as Rocky, was found alive after one of the rescuers spotted his tail poking out of the rubble.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • No Republicans filed to run for the seat, which is currently held by Venessa Huskey.
    Nathan Pilling July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • Thekla, Becomes First Women’s Grand Slam Champion Mercedes Mone looked on from the stands with no lighting and surrounded by empty seats.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • In terms of consistency, there really is no bum track on this album.
    David Harris, SPIN, 21 July 2026
  • The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • The design choice makes the missiles look strange, their rear end bulging.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • This slowed the Briton due to his car suddenly oversteering more, where the rear end of the car feels less stable to a driver.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 27 June 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 Mets scratched out an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
  • At the bottom of all these alignment efforts, there’s a central problem—almost an abstract law.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20end. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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