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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This launches a prank war to end all prank wars, bringing Sari and Gabe together in a story of love, family, community, and irresistibly delicious pastries.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 June 2025
Trump has threatened to cut off federal grants to Harvard over fights related to his efforts to end all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs as well as battles about campus pro-Palestinian demonstrations, which the Trump administration has blamed in part on foreign radicals.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 25 May 2025
Trump administration seeks to end all federal contracts with Harvard
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China is the second-biggest source of international students in the United States after India, though numbers have been dropping in recent years amid growing U.S.-China tensions and disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 29 May 2025
Trump has also threatened to cut off Harvard’s federal grants over the university’s response to his directive for the school to end all diversity, equity and inclusion programs and address pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations last year.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 28 May 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 June 2025
Trump has threatened to cut off federal grants to Harvard over fights related to his efforts to end all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs as well as battles about campus pro-Palestinian demonstrations, which the Trump administration has blamed in part on foreign radicals.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 25 May 2025
Trump administration seeks to end all federal contracts with Harvard
03:38
China is the second-biggest source of international students in the United States after India, though numbers have been dropping in recent years amid growing U.S.-China tensions and disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 29 May 2025
Trump has also threatened to cut off Harvard’s federal grants over the university’s response to his directive for the school to end all diversity, equity and inclusion programs and address pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations last year.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 28 May 2025
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“To end all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20end%20all. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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