to end all
idiom
: being the final or ultimate version of something because nothing else comparable could follow
The company claims that its new product will be a/the computer to end all computers.
World War I was supposed to be the war to end all wars.
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President Donald Trump, on January 21, signed an order to end all such offices in federal departments.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Whatever casual fans Swift lost in the space between 1989 and Reputation caught wind of the greatest-hits tour to end all greatest-hits tours and flocked right back.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
After his confirmation as Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth issued an order to end all DEI practices at the DOD.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
This move follows Trump’s earlier decision to end all DEI programs within the federal government.
—Kayla Gaskins, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Whatever casual fans Swift lost in the space between 1989 and Reputation caught wind of the greatest-hits tour to end all greatest-hits tours and flocked right back.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
After his confirmation as Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth issued an order to end all DEI practices at the DOD.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
This move follows Trump’s earlier decision to end all DEI programs within the federal government.
—Kayla Gaskins, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
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“To end all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20end%20all. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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