endgame
noun
end·game
ˈen(d)-ˌgām 
: the stage of a chess game after major reduction of forces
also
: the final stage of some action or process
Examples of endgame in a Sentence
they're now in the endgame of the negotiations for a new labor contract
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Trump may lay out an endgame, but is not expected to announce a full end to the one-month military campaign, Semafor’s DC team reported.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The meme war's endgame War propaganda is nothing new, but what's being produced now — and what it's intended to achieve — is unprecedented, said Roger Stahl, a University of Georgia communications professor whose research covers rhetoric and propaganda.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Maybe women like Aubry and Emily and Kamilla are poised to dominate this season’s endgame.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
But one thing never did change — Duke-Kentucky stood as the ultimate endgame spectacle, at least in my scorebook.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The meme war's endgame War propaganda is nothing new, but what's being produced now — and what it's intended to achieve — is unprecedented, said Roger Stahl, a University of Georgia communications professor whose research covers rhetoric and propaganda.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
Maybe women like Aubry and Emily and Kamilla are poised to dominate this season’s endgame.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
But one thing never did change — Duke-Kentucky stood as the ultimate endgame spectacle, at least in my scorebook.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Endgame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endgame. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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