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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they're now in the endgame of the negotiations for a new labor contract
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Later, rumors start to swirl that the two are endgame.
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Whitney Perry, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Venezuela is the eerie endgame of modern politics Venezuelans are not the only ones who will benefit.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
That surely sapped some of the drama from the endgame, which is a shame.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
While other players might have been content, at final six, to let well enough alone and slide into the final five, Cirie saw an endgame shaping up where both Terry and Shane Powers were fixing to drag hippie malcontent Courtney Marit to the final two as an easy goat.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Whitney Perry, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Venezuela is the eerie endgame of modern politics Venezuelans are not the only ones who will benefit.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
That surely sapped some of the drama from the endgame, which is a shame.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
While other players might have been content, at final six, to let well enough alone and slide into the final five, Cirie saw an endgame shaping up where both Terry and Shane Powers were fixing to drag hippie malcontent Courtney Marit to the final two as an easy goat.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Endgame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endgame. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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