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short end

NOUN

stub

Synonyms

STRONG

butt counterfoil dock remainder remnant root snag stump tag tail

WEAK

tail end

ADJECTIVE

least

Synonyms

STRONG

bottom first gutter infinitesimal last minimum minute nadir second third

WEAK

atomic entry-level feeblest fewest finical lowest meanest microcosmic microscopic minimal minutest molecular most trivial next to nothing niggling piddling poorest short-end tiniest trivial unimportant

Antonyms

STRONG

big huge large substantial

WEAK

most

Example Sentences

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Hartnett thinks the short end of the Treasury yield curve will outperform the long end, as he views the Federal Reserve as unlikely to enact rate increases, thereby boosting longer-term inflation expectations.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Other types of investors—such as bond funds, for instance—focus on the short end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

These voters feel as though they’ve gotten the short end of the bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Fed rate cuts should be a tailwind for yields to come down at the short end of the curve.

From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025

Even in that deal, I always came out on the short end.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

short end

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