to end all
idiom
: being the final or ultimate version of something because nothing else comparable could follow
The company claims that its new product will be a/the computer to end all computers.
World War I was supposed to be the war to end all wars.
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In 2022, however, three environmental organizations — the Resource Renewal Institute, the Center for Biological Diversity and Western Watersheds — sued the National Park Service in an effort to end all agricultural activities in the park.
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Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Adam Abelson — District of Maryland Abelson issued an order last month blocking Trump's executive order to end all federal funding for programs promoting DEI.
Crane, in a post on X, floated impeaching Abselson, with Trump confidante Elon Musk also expressing his support for the idea.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
In another photo, the model and new mom wears the side part to end all side parts.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025
John Clark, a Labor Department official, directed the agency's Bureau of International Labor Affairs to end all of its grants, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Adam Abelson — District of Maryland Abelson issued an order last month blocking Trump's executive order to end all federal funding for programs promoting DEI.
Crane, in a post on X, floated impeaching Abselson, with Trump confidante Elon Musk also expressing his support for the idea.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
In another photo, the model and new mom wears the side part to end all side parts.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025
John Clark, a Labor Department official, directed the agency's Bureau of International Labor Affairs to end all of its grants, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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“To end all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20end%20all. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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