to end all

phrase

: 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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This does not intend to be the Jay-Z documentary to end all Jay-Z documentaries. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 What followed was the Wally Pipping to end all Wally Pippings, as Chambliss became a program-changing superstar and Simmons became a backup. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Last year, Florida’s surgeon general called to end all vaccine mandates. — Roshan N. Bransden, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 In Iowa, the Republican candidate for governor wants to end all school vaccine requirements. — Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to end all

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“To end all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20end%20all. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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