loose end
noun
1
: something left hanging loose
2
: a fragment of unfinished business
—usually used in plural
tying up loose ends
Examples of loose end in a Sentence
We still have one more loose end to deal with before we're finished with the project.
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But just as ruthless gang leader Mason (Mekhi Phifer) and his thugs arrive to tie up their loose ends, Shaw rescues her.
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
Tidy up loose ends in preparation for something new and exciting.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
There are several loose ends that fans are left to grapple with at the end of season 1: With Whitney’s departure from #MomTok, what will be her next move?
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
These unresolved loose ends loomed over a basic consensus linking the Botai culture to horse domestication.
—William Taylor, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
Tidy up loose ends in preparation for something new and exciting.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
There are several loose ends that fans are left to grapple with at the end of season 1: With Whitney’s departure from #MomTok, what will be her next move?
—Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
These unresolved loose ends loomed over a basic consensus linking the Botai culture to horse domestication.
—William Taylor, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Loose end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loose%20end. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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