Definitions

tail end

NOUN

tail

Synonyms

WEAK

appendage behind butt end buttocks caudal appendage conclusion empennage end extremity fag end hind end hind part hindmost part last part posterior rear rear end rump stub tag end tailpiece tush wagger

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I was born in 1962, at the tail end of the baby boom era.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Many of the top software names report results at the tail end of earnings season—late May or early June.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“I literally thought to myself, ‘Well, I made it to the tail end of the series.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures settled lower as a warmer weather outlook lowered demand expectations for the tail end of the winter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

He sat up on his tail end, as stiff as a broom handle, with his small front paws bent downward.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

tail end

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