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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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The salsa to end all salsas This game-changing salsa recipe adds poached shrimp and other surprises to the mix.
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Ethiopia stopped allowing foreign adoptions in 2018, China banned them in 2024 and South Korea announced plans this year to end all private international adoptions following a probe into irregularities.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Federal cuts looming In addition to the state cuts, President Donald Trump, claiming that National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service have a liberal bias, has sought to end all federal spending on public media.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 8 July 2025
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
The salsa to end all salsas This game-changing salsa recipe adds poached shrimp and other surprises to the mix.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Ethiopia stopped allowing foreign adoptions in 2018, China banned them in 2024 and South Korea announced plans this year to end all private international adoptions following a probe into irregularities.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Federal cuts looming In addition to the state cuts, President Donald Trump, claiming that National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service have a liberal bias, has sought to end all federal spending on public media.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 8 July 2025
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“To end all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20end%20all. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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