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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Documents obtained and reviewed by NPR indicate that Hegseth is advancing plans to end all Defense Department ties with Scouting America, citing misalignment with traditional military values.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
The Broncos recovered the next onside kick and scored consecutive TDs of their own to end all doubt.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 23 Nov. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025
Documents obtained and reviewed by NPR indicate that Hegseth is advancing plans to end all Defense Department ties with Scouting America, citing misalignment with traditional military values.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
The Broncos recovered the next onside kick and scored consecutive TDs of their own to end all doubt.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 23 Nov. 2025
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
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“To end all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20end%20all. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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