the tail end

noun

: the last part of something
She is at the tail end of her career.

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Last seen en masse at the tail end of the aughts, bubble skirts once signaled preppy, moneyed glamour. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2025 Google already announced its preferred remedy at the tail end of 2024. Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025 Replacing that duo with Stafford, even at the tail end of his career, would potentially be the push needed to get over the hump of their first-round playoff woes. Tyler Small, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 Twists and gaffes happening at the tail end of a race—for which this year’s voting round ended on Tuesday—are nothing new. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the tail end

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“The tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tail%20end. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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