tight end
noun
: an offensive football end who lines up close to the tackle and can act as a lineman or receiver
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The Chiefs tight end hoped to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
What is clear is that Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Kelce have donated $26 million to a slew of charities across the nation just ahead of their nuptials and America’s 250th birthday.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
Breathless coverage has poured in over the slow news week leading up to the July Fourth holiday, when billionaire songstress Swift will wed Kansas City tight end Kelce and close her long and fruitful era as a single woman.
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Marc Malkin,
Variety,
2 July 2026
Now, the global pop star and Kansas City Chiefs tight end are set to exchange vows during the Fourth of July weekend at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
2 July 2026
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
What is clear is that Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Kelce have donated $26 million to a slew of charities across the nation just ahead of their nuptials and America’s 250th birthday.
—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
Breathless coverage has poured in over the slow news week leading up to the July Fourth holiday, when billionaire songstress Swift will wed Kansas City tight end Kelce and close her long and fruitful era as a single woman.
—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
2 July 2026
Now, the global pop star and Kansas City Chiefs tight end are set to exchange vows during the Fourth of July weekend at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York City.
—
Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for tight end
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“Tight end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tight%20end. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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