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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Watch on Max Scream The meta horror movie to end all other meta horror movies, the original Scream might have outgrown some of its more garish fashions (most of them worn by Courteney Cox’s Gayle Weathers), but the story is still solid.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
Believer had a huge task to carry out as a sequel to the possession movie to end all possession movies, so comparisons to William Friedkin’s Exorcist are unfair.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
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K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Manta Sleep Mask Manta Sleep Manta Sleep Mask $35 $28
Amazon
This is the eye mask to end all eye masks—and your bud will thank you for it on their next red eye.
—Kristin Canning, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
Watch on Max Scream The meta horror movie to end all other meta horror movies, the original Scream might have outgrown some of its more garish fashions (most of them worn by Courteney Cox’s Gayle Weathers), but the story is still solid.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
Believer had a huge task to carry out as a sequel to the possession movie to end all possession movies, so comparisons to William Friedkin’s Exorcist are unfair.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
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“To end all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20end%20all. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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