endgame

noun

end·game ˈen(d)-ˌgām

Synonyms of endgame next

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web For us, Monday’s announcements were not the endgame. —

Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024 There wasn’t an endgame to that, in my head at least. —

Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Sep. 2024 Sylvia talks filming in Los Angeles, how the script was tailored when Burnett came on board and why multiple seasons were always the endgame. —

Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024 That’s the endgame of an increasing number of parents across Europe who are concerned by evidence that smartphone use among young kids jeopardizes their safety and mental health – and share the conviction that there’s strength in numbers. —

Joseph Wilson and Laurie Kellman, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for endgame

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