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 21 Sep. 2026.

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