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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Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 May 2025
And after 46 days competing, the contest – the largest online chess game ever held, according to Chess.com – ended in a draw after 32 moves when the public forced a threefold repetition in a queen endgame to earn a half-point for either side.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Only Korsh can tell me Ted and Amanda weren’t endgame.
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Arab leaders worry about Israel’s (and Trump’s) endgame for Gaza and the West Bank.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 May 2025
And after 46 days competing, the contest – the largest online chess game ever held, according to Chess.com – ended in a draw after 32 moves when the public forced a threefold repetition in a queen endgame to earn a half-point for either side.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Only Korsh can tell me Ted and Amanda weren’t endgame.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Arab leaders worry about Israel’s (and Trump’s) endgame for Gaza and the West Bank.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for endgame
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“Endgame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endgame. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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