as in ending
the last part of a process or action
they're now in the endgame of the negotiations for a new labor contract
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Recent Examples of endgame
The game, which came as part of the Norway Chess 2025 tournament, swung after Carlsen lost a knight, leading to a frantic endgame in which each player had only seconds left on their clocks.
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Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 2 June 2025
If the endgame is enduring relationships with customers, a focus on customer retention and the relative cost of customer acquisition makes perfect sense.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Garamendi said the endgame for those opposed to the basic concept of the program is to create enough chaos within the system for Americans to lose their faith in it.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
Read more: • Trump’s endgame on Iran a mystery as clock ticks on nuclear talks.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
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Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 2 June 2025
If the endgame is enduring relationships with customers, a focus on customer retention and the relative cost of customer acquisition makes perfect sense.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Garamendi said the endgame for those opposed to the basic concept of the program is to create enough chaos within the system for Americans to lose their faith in it.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
Read more: • Trump’s endgame on Iran a mystery as clock ticks on nuclear talks.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endgame
Noun
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That ending is the most important scene and is very much in direct contact with the overarching theme that penetrates all three seasons.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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In addition, the Squid Game Season 3 ending certainly seems to allude to the format going international.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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China had postponed the conclusion of the cognac probe twice, as the two sides tried to resolve the alcohol and EV spats, among others.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
4 July 2025
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Bypassing Bagwell should begin, in earnest, a pursuit of 3,000 hits that will define the conclusion of Altuve’s career.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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The Biden administration had calculated that an end to federal coal sales would reduce emissions by the equivalent of 293 million tons (266 million metric tonnes) of carbon dioxide annually.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Toward the end of the clip circulating TikTok, the subway riders appear to beat the man after subduing him.—
Julia Marnin
July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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The announcement was made during the season 12 finale in March 2025.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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In the second film's big finale, the main trio Phil (Bradley Cooper), Alan (Galifianakis), and Stu (Helms) ride a giant speedboat to Stu's wedding.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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Receiving this honorary Oscar is the culmination of a dream.—
Jon Burlingame,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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For Jake, who played basketball at Washington University from 2021 to 2023, draft night was a culmination of the family’s dream: older brother Josh also played college ball at Lehigh University.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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“Endgame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endgame. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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