endgame

noun

end·​game ˈen(d)-ˌgām How to pronounce endgame (audio)
: the stage of a chess game after major reduction of forces
also : the final stage of some action or process

Examples of endgame in a Sentence

they're now in the endgame of the negotiations for a new labor contract
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That makes the postgame interviews better, that makes the endgame hits better. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025 Although Buffy lore dictated that only one Slayer could exist at a time, its final season upended that notion with the awakening of hundreds of potential Slayers for the show’s endgame. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025 Though there’s little doubt that Carter will wind up, as Daphne predicts, putty in her hands, Forrester’s COO may not be her endgame. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025 Punishment for dying is one thing, but the current endgame takes things too far. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for endgame 

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of endgame was in 1881

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“Endgame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endgame. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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