Definition of endgame
: 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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While Thrones has been teasing the impending conflict between the living and the White Walkers since its very first scene, the ultimate endgame of the Others is still pretty ambiguous.
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Why would Smith, all by his lonesome, spend so much time and effort trying to track down this extremely sensitive information without any endgame in mind?
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In the endgame, the U.K. might even agree to a form of single market membership, at least for a five or ten-year period.
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But Kalanick had persuaded his backers and an uncritical tech press that, trust him on this, the endgame would be glorious — after all, the company was growing incredibly fast.
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By April, Stone said MLS would be agreeable to a special election in November, an endgame that still required council approval.
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The June 6 game at Yankee Stadium typified how endgames in baseball have become stunning displays of power pitching with little contact and few rallies.
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So is this Saudi Arabia’s endgame – to assert its influence again over its little brother?
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Iran and its Shiite coalition, which has sacrificed blood and treasure to maintain control over Syria, is not likely to restrain itself in the endgame against ISIS.
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First Known Use of endgame
1881
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