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

It’s worth noting she first gained recognition in Hollywood near the tail end of the 2010s, a decade defined by confessional, antiheroic millennial dramedy in the comically self-aware vein of “Girls,” “Insecure” and “Broad City.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

But the differential has been positive since the very tail end of 2020, and has spiked significantly since mid-February.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Importantly, this new rally comes at the tail end of one of the most notable S&P 500/gold ratio declines, “suggesting markets are not complacent at all about geopolitical risks/concerns,” he says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The caskets were almost completely loaded into the tail end of the C-47.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

tail end

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