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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Adam Abelson — District of Maryland Abelson issued an order last month blocking Trump's executive order to end all federal funding for programs promoting DEI.
Crane, in a post on X, floated impeaching Abselson, with Trump confidante Elon Musk also expressing his support for the idea.
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
In another photo, the model and new mom wears the side part to end all side parts.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
In another photo, the model and new mom wears the side part to end all side parts.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“To end all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20end%20all. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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