to end all
idiom
: being the final or ultimate version of something because nothing else comparable could follow
The company claims that its new product will be a/the computer to end all computers.
World War I was supposed to be the war to end all wars.
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John Clark, a Labor Department official, directed the agency's Bureau of International Labor Affairs to end all of its grants, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
An executive order Trump signed Monday calls for the Office of Personnel Management, which functions as the federal government’s human resources department, to end all DEI programs.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
But in a squeaker to end all squeakers, Biden pulled off a Family Plan pardon with 20 minutes left in his presidency Monday.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
First to the final bonfire is Shante, who’s wearing the revenge dress to end all revenge dresses.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
An executive order Trump signed Monday calls for the Office of Personnel Management, which functions as the federal government’s human resources department, to end all DEI programs.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
But in a squeaker to end all squeakers, Biden pulled off a Family Plan pardon with 20 minutes left in his presidency Monday.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
First to the final bonfire is Shante, who’s wearing the revenge dress to end all revenge dresses.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
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“To end all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20end%20all. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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