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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Sorrells later asked an Ole Miss official to get the school to end all communication with Ferrelli.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Paigyn is possibly the Taylor Sheridan strawman to end all strawmen, like Piper Perabo’s Yellowstone character with all the annoying qualities pumped up to 100.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2026
The mayor called on ICE to end all operations in the city until a full investigation into the shooting is completed.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Mayor Keith Wilson and the City Council called on ICE to end all operations in Oregon’s largest city until a full investigation is completed.
—Claire Rush, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Paigyn is possibly the Taylor Sheridan strawman to end all strawmen, like Piper Perabo’s Yellowstone character with all the annoying qualities pumped up to 100.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2026
The mayor called on ICE to end all operations in the city until a full investigation into the shooting is completed.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Mayor Keith Wilson and the City Council called on ICE to end all operations in Oregon’s largest city until a full investigation is completed.
—Claire Rush, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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“To end all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20end%20all. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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