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
Examples of endgame in a Sentence
they're now in the endgame of the negotiations for a new labor contract
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For Microsoft to outright claim addiction is its endgame is at best tone deaf, and at worst dangerously cynical.
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 June 2026
And yet as the series expands from and twists around its simple horror concept (a wedding at the groom-to-be’s family house in the woods is fated for a titular dark catastrophe), Morrone’s performance as Rachel is able to shoulder the weight of quite a bit of backstory and a complicated endgame.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Cue the scream — and peril for Rue as the season reaches its endgame.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 25 May 2026
The endgame is a to see Canadian content needs funded to the tune of $2 billion a year.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 May 2026
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 June 2026
And yet as the series expands from and twists around its simple horror concept (a wedding at the groom-to-be’s family house in the woods is fated for a titular dark catastrophe), Morrone’s performance as Rachel is able to shoulder the weight of quite a bit of backstory and a complicated endgame.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Cue the scream — and peril for Rue as the season reaches its endgame.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 25 May 2026
The endgame is a to see Canadian content needs funded to the tune of $2 billion a year.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 May 2026
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“Endgame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endgame. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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