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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The vignettes in Dirtbag Billionaire unequivocally show that Chouinard was once the dirtbag to end all dirtbags—and remains so at heart. Maya Silver, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025 His firing came hours before the school instructed IDS to end all print publication, according to The Indianapolis Star. Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025 Indiana University has ordered the Indiana Daily Student to end all print publication less than 24 hours after the administration fired an adviser for the student newspaper. Cate Charron, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025 Aside from Syria’s immediate desire and chief priority to end all hostilities on its territory, there are some potential benefits to a new arrangement with Israel from both countries’ perspective. Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025 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 25 Oct. 2025.

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