endgame
noun
end·game
ˈen(d)-ˌgām 
: the stage of a chess game after major reduction of forces
also
: the final stage of some action or process
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Examples of endgame in a Sentence
they're now in the endgame of the negotiations for a new labor contract
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The fourth and final season of Power Book II: Ghost means endgame for everyone, but what does that actually mean?
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 June 2024
That’s the endgame of an increasing number of parents across Europe who are concerned by evidence that smartphone use among young kids jeopardizes their safety and mental health — and share the conviction that there’s strength in numbers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 21 June 2024
But not all questions need to be answered to start thinking about an endgame.
—David Makovsky, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Today in Israel, divisions in the emergency war cabinet have erupted in public as international pressure mounts on Israel to limit civilian casualties and identify an endgame in Gaza.
—David Petraeus, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 June 2024
That’s the endgame of an increasing number of parents across Europe who are concerned by evidence that smartphone use among young kids jeopardizes their safety and mental health — and share the conviction that there’s strength in numbers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 21 June 2024
But not all questions need to be answered to start thinking about an endgame.
—David Makovsky, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Today in Israel, divisions in the emergency war cabinet have erupted in public as international pressure mounts on Israel to limit civilian casualties and identify an endgame in Gaza.
—David Petraeus, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
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“Endgame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endgame. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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