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 30-year-old insurance salesperson from Howard Beach, New York looked forward to being endgame with him, but her time was cut short.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2025
Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey are endgame…sorry, wrong team.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2025
And with that, the Woodstone property gained yet another ghost, one who may have just launched the show into its season endgame.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 6 Mar. 2025
That said, an all-or-nothing outcome is the most likely endgame.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2025
Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey are endgame…sorry, wrong team.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2025
And with that, the Woodstone property gained yet another ghost, one who may have just launched the show into its season endgame.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 6 Mar. 2025
That said, an all-or-nothing outcome is the most likely endgame.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endgame
Noun
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So the ending of the record is getting up onto the top of the moors and screaming at the sky—and off and into the clouds, and then we’re gone.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2025
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Season 3 left off in a dire place — in a shocking twist ending, Ava betrayed Deborah after the comedian had stabbed her in the back by naming someone else as the head writer of her new late-night show.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This can complicate diagnosis and lead to inaccurate and potentially dangerous conclusions.—
Jack Hidary,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Studies from New Zealand, Sweden, and elsewhere have come to similar conclusions, finding no negative effect of low levels of fluoride on IQ.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As the dad is wheeled away for treatment, their son is taken to wait in the employee break room until the end of his mom’s shift.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Celebrate the end of the fasting period with three hours of fun for the whole family!—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This story contains details from the season finale of The Pitt on Max.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Despite the controversy, a few weeks later, at the finale screening for the series, Isaacs wore another Duke T-shirt, but this time with the school’s Blue Devil mascot on it.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The 4,000-square-foot unit at 425 Broome Street is the culmination of a series of pop-ups that the brand has opened around the world over the past six years.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s tariffs are the culmination of a decades-long shift in political perceptions in the United States, in which trade has gone from an unalloyed good to the source of all ills.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Endgame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endgame. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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