at an end
idiom
: finished and completed
The battle was at an end.
We would like to see this matter at an end.
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New York Mets all-time franchise home run leader Pete Alonso's time in Queens appears likely to be at an end.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
His legal authority seemed at an end.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
But nothing like this joyous singalong, as 30 years of hurt really did seem to be at an end.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
With summer at an end, fashion is ready for a new cycle.
—Nuala Phillips, Glamour, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
His legal authority seemed at an end.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
But nothing like this joyous singalong, as 30 years of hurt really did seem to be at an end.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
With summer at an end, fashion is ready for a new cycle.
—Nuala Phillips, Glamour, 8 Sep. 2025
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“At an end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20an%20end. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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