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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First to the final bonfire is Shante, who’s wearing the revenge dress to end all revenge dresses.
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Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Such efforts are part of their mission to end all abortions.
—Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
In his first weeks in office, Trump signed an executive order to end all DEI initiatives in the federal government; moved to ban observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Juneteenth; targeted gender-affirming care, launched mass deportation efforts and more.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump, on January 21, signed an order to end all such offices in federal departments.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Such efforts are part of their mission to end all abortions.
—Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
In his first weeks in office, Trump signed an executive order to end all DEI initiatives in the federal government; moved to ban observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Juneteenth; targeted gender-affirming care, launched mass deportation efforts and more.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump, on January 21, signed an order to end all such offices in federal departments.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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“To end all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20end%20all. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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