endgames

plural of endgame

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Recent Examples of endgames Featuring a competitive ranking system and Discord integration, the competitive Fortnite platform simulates realistic FNCS endgames. Matt Minton, Variety, 22 July 2026 There are, as a result, two different endgames for this war, one ultimately bureaucratic and diplomatic, the other existential. Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026 Trump has treated the opening week of the war as an improvisational jazz session, riffing on different analyses, strategies, and endgames in conversations with numerous reporters. Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026 Analysts spoke with certainty about strategy, morale and endgames, but often reversed themselves within weeks. Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026 Startup exits and career endgames The World Economic Forum estimates AI could eliminate 80 to 85 million jobs worldwide over the next three years, while creating as many as 170 million new ones. Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endgames
Noun
  • Our brains hold onto beginnings and endings and lose the middle.
    James Glover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Most major characters got their happy endings, though the Roy/Keeley/Jamie love triangle was left largely unresolved.
    Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The barrel auction, conducted by Sotheby’s alongside Napa Valley Vintners, led to similar conclusions.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The federal government should not determine what faculty may research, what students may believe, what ideas may be debated in classrooms, or what conclusions scholars may reach.
    David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • With each season closing with an unresolved ending, Halsall says finales are crafted to keep the audience wanting more.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Grucci made its name on finales—when the tempo picks up and the reports intensify.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025

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“Endgames.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endgames. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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