as in endings
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 endgames
There are, as a result, two different endgames for this war, one ultimately bureaucratic and diplomatic, the other existential.
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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
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
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Parents are choosing names with softer sounds and vowel endings such as Alonso, Ilyas, Amos, and Lennon for boys, and Rhea, Rosalina, Aura, Ines, and Zeina for girls.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The end of Dexter is so widely hated that it’s considered by many to be among the worst TV show endings ever.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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People can draw their own conclusions, though.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Lee also warned about drawing strong conclusions from early returns, estimating that only about 40% of ballots cast had been counted through Wednesday.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Kansas City is 2-4 in rubber games and 6-14 in series finales.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Colbert’s goodbye — running some 17 minutes over — was ambitious in a way that other TV late night finales were not.—
Mark Kennedy,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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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 13 Jun. 2026.
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