Thesaurus results for TAIL END

tail end

noun

Definition of tail end

as in cheeks

the part of the body upon which someone sits all I saw was his tail end vanishing around the door

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Recent Examples of tail end During the beginning and tail end of winter, when the temperatures fluctuate more widely day by day, ice storms can hit hard and fast. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026 The Stars had rebounded from a season-worst, six-match winless skid to construct a three-game points streak, which disintegrated on Tuesday in just their second loss in eight tail ends of back-to-back sets. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for tail end

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Noun

And just that, seeing tearstains on my father’s cheeks, was like seeing water run uphill.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Their skin is flawless, their cheeks rosy, their bodies unmarked by the forces of gravity or physical strain.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheeks

Noun

One kitten was found dead in the roadway, while a second suffered a dislocated tail and scratches to its ears and was treated by veterinarians.

— Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
This method would even allow attackers to decrypt any future passkeys, giving them a long tail if undetected.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of tail

Noun

After losing his seat to redistricting, Jones fell short in his bid for a third term in Congress against Republican Newt Gingrich.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
For now, Paramount isn’t producing the billion-dollar box office smashes that drive millions of butts into theater seats (not to mention robust sales of novelty popcorn buckets).

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of seat

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Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22).

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026
This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.

— David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026

Definition of rump

Noun

What changed in the past generation is that companies other than banks and consulting firms have disappeared from campus recruiting, and colleges have allowed a recruiting race to the bottom in return.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
New York — Ryan McMahon hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th off Braves’ reliever Tyler Kinley to give the Yankees a 3-2 win over the Braves in 10 innings.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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