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
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they're now in the endgame of the negotiations for a new labor contract
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Analysts spoke with certainty about strategy, morale and endgames, but often reversed themselves within weeks.
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Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
However, the data and logic show that this is an illusion, beneficial only to those companies that value subscriber growth and streaming revenue as the sole endgame.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Compilation clips began circulating online, and people wondered what Fallon’s endgame was.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
Both of the above are essential to the show’s endgame, ensuring that a sequence of unhinged kickers ostensibly meant to be devilish fun instead come across as mean-spirited and exploitative.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
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Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
However, the data and logic show that this is an illusion, beneficial only to those companies that value subscriber growth and streaming revenue as the sole endgame.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Compilation clips began circulating online, and people wondered what Fallon’s endgame was.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
Both of the above are essential to the show’s endgame, ensuring that a sequence of unhinged kickers ostensibly meant to be devilish fun instead come across as mean-spirited and exploitative.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for endgame
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“Endgame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endgame. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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