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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Those comments were likely to raise further questions about the endgame of the war.
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Concerns are mounting about the conflict’s impact on the global economy, as are questions over Washington’s endgame.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Trump has treated the opening week of the war as an improvisational jazz session, riffing on different analyses, strategies, and endgames in conversations with numerous reporters.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
As rockets and missiles continue to fly in Iran and other parts of the Middle East, questions have emerged from lawmakers and critics of the attack about the endgame and who will assume power.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Concerns are mounting about the conflict’s impact on the global economy, as are questions over Washington’s endgame.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Trump has treated the opening week of the war as an improvisational jazz session, riffing on different analyses, strategies, and endgames in conversations with numerous reporters.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
As rockets and missiles continue to fly in Iran and other parts of the Middle East, questions have emerged from lawmakers and critics of the attack about the endgame and who will assume power.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 3 Mar. 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 11 Mar. 2026.
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