as in ending
the last part of a process or action
they're now in the endgame of the negotiations for a new labor contract
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Recent Examples of endgame
That makes the postgame interviews better, that makes the endgame hits better.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Although Buffy lore dictated that only one Slayer could exist at a time, its final season upended that notion with the awakening of hundreds of potential Slayers for the show’s endgame.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
Though there’s little doubt that Carter will wind up, as Daphne predicts, putty in her hands, Forrester’s COO may not be her endgame.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
Punishment for dying is one thing, but the current endgame takes things too far.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Although Buffy lore dictated that only one Slayer could exist at a time, its final season upended that notion with the awakening of hundreds of potential Slayers for the show’s endgame.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
Though there’s little doubt that Carter will wind up, as Daphne predicts, putty in her hands, Forrester’s COO may not be her endgame.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
Punishment for dying is one thing, but the current endgame takes things too far.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endgame
Noun
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The ending, like most broken marriages, has gotten ugly.—
Paul Sullivan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Portia & Jack 3 of 6 What happens to Portia and Jack in The White Lotus season 2 ending?—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
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Early on, Clement telegraphs his conclusion in his discussion of what Rule 48(a) does and doesn't permit a judge to do.—
Michael Rothfeld,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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O’Neill has spent a quarter of his life getting to that conclusion.—
TIME,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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The planet parade that began in January will then come to an end by mid-to-late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the sky each night after sunset, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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At this rate, Russia will be out of cash by the end of the year if not sooner.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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This post contains spoilers from the March 7 season 3 finale of The Way Home.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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So many loose threads with Colton were tied up in this finale.—
Megan Vick,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s attacks on America’s public land management agencies are simply the culmination of a decades-long political assault on the ability of federal land managers to properly care for the land sustainably.—
TIME,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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The meeting was the culmination of a monthslong battle over the fate of the charter schools, which were originally slated for closure last October.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Endgame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endgame. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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