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Definitions

end of the line

NOUN
end
Synonyms
WEAK
cessation close closing closure completion conclusion consummation end of the road ending finale finish outcome resolution stop stopping point termination terminus

Example Sentences

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Several of the candidates mired near the bottom of polls — Antonio Villaraigosa, Xavier Becerra, Betty Yee — are probably looking at the end of the line if they lose this race.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It is a route which has operated for more than 100 years, but for the UK's longest direct train service linking Aberdeen and Penzance it is finally the end of the line.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

But some are asking whether he has now reached the the end of the line.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

“Then you have a pissed-off animal at the end of the line that’s trying to get away, and if somebody gets in between, that’s how people get bitten,” Lowe said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

This was followed by a long pause on his father’s end of the line.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.