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endgames

noun

plural of endgame

as in endings

the last part of a process or action they're now in the endgame of the negotiations for a new labor contract

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Recent Examples of endgames Featuring a competitive ranking system and Discord integration, the competitive Fortnite platform simulates realistic FNCS endgames. — Matt Minton, Variety, 22 July 2026 There are, as a result, two different endgames for this war, one ultimately bureaucratic and diplomatic, the other existential. — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026 Trump has treated the opening week of the war as an improvisational jazz session, riffing on different analyses, strategies, and endgames in conversations with numerous reporters. — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026 Analysts spoke with certainty about strategy, morale and endgames, but often reversed themselves within weeks. — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026 Startup exits and career endgames The World Economic Forum estimates AI could eliminate 80 to 85 million jobs worldwide over the next three years, while creating as many as 170 million new ones. — Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025

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Noun

The main reason the Giants have a chance to win every week, though, despite all their injuries and heart-stopping endings, is that Jameis Winston is playing well as their starting quarterback.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Dramatic — and sometimes controversial — endings were the story of a wild college football Saturday, with late-game calls deciding some outcomes and potentially having an effect on how the College Football Playoff shapes up a couple months from now.

— Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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Much of its work, particularly on national security matters, remains shielded from public view, but some of the office’s conclusions have emerged in often dense legal opinions.

— Perry Stein, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Given the inherent volatility and randomness of postseason baseball, trying to draw permanent or predictive conclusions from small sample size outcomes is ultimately pointless.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.

— Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025

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