at the end of the day
idiom
informal
: in the end
It was a difficult decision, but at the end of the day, we knew we made the right choice.
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Macron brought the groups together for a final roundtable at the end of the day.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Cards will be loaded with $22 per day, and any unused amount will be forfeited at the end of the day with no rollover.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
At least 231,000 customers, or 16%, had power back at the end of the day.
—Danica Coto, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
And just before cocktail hour at the end of the day.
—New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Cards will be loaded with $22 per day, and any unused amount will be forfeited at the end of the day with no rollover.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
At least 231,000 customers, or 16%, had power back at the end of the day.
—Danica Coto, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
And just before cocktail hour at the end of the day.
—New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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“At the end of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20end%20of%20the%20day. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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