tail end

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Recent Examples of tail end 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 The film chronicles the unending, all-consuming stress that comes with caring for a child with unique medical needs, effectively as a single parent (her husband is a presence on the phone who doesn’t appear until the film’s tail end, either). Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 If desired, trim off the tapered tail ends, too. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tail end
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail end
Noun
  • Beef cheeks and tongues, Frenched racks of lamb, glistening hams, poulet de Bresse, and rabbits still with their heads, round eyes blinkless under long lashes frozen in the ice.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • When creating Dern’s look, Hayward skipped pinky hues on the cheeks.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • De Vie The hyper-seasonal, nose-to-tail dishes at De Vie are designed to pair alongside cocktails crafted from French and housemade spirits, and the nonalcoholic versions play just as large a role in the restaurant and bar’s living laboratory of infusions and tinctures.
    Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • Tail Partbreaker Increases part damage accumulated on breakable tails.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • One such incident occurred on Christmas Eve in 2024, when stowaway Shemaiah Patrice Small slipped past TSA and a gate agent before she was discovered in someone else’s seat on the Delta Airlines aircraft, CNN reported.
    Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • Lander’s backers are also challenging a system in which a safe House seat can easily become a sinecure, so long as the incumbent avoids either prison or an ideological betrayal.
    Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • The Kings will inevitably be criticized for making a series of bad decisions and bum deals while Fox, Barnes and Brown grace the game’s grandest stage a year after being cast off under questionable circumstances.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
  • The former great who played six seasons in Canada before a 17-year NFL career with the Oilers, Vikings, Seahawks and Chiefs once tried to rush back from a bum right ankle himself.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The first surgery patient that day was a little boy with an abscess on his rear end.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • In all three cases, the light-saber-like lighting unit itself quickly attaches/detaches to and from a bayonet mount at the rear end of the main bracket.
    Ben Coxworth May 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Other highlights include aged Scottsdale pork cutlet, blue eye trevalla, and wild clover lamb rump.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
  • Potentially leaving the minority shareholders as an illiquid rump.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The Rockies cut it to 6-1 on back-to-back doubles by Hunter Goodman and Troy Johnston in the fourth, but the Angels countered with Grissom’s two-run homer in the bottom of the inning for an 8-1 lead.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • In the photos, Jenner accessorizes the pink bikini with a matching pink skirt with ruffles on the bottom.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026

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“Tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20end. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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