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means to ends

means to ends is the plural of means to an end.

Meaning of means to an end

Noun

means to an end (plural means to an end or means to ends)

  1. A method by which a goal is achieved.
    • Daenerys has seen herself as avenging the wrongs done to her from the first season; she didn’t really need another to add to her list. The way they’re handled, Missandei’s death, as well as Rhaegal’s, amount to chess pieces being removed from the board. They deserve better than being a means to an...2019 May 5, Danette Chavez, “Campaigns are Waged On and Off the Game Of Thrones Battlefield (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2021

Questions about means to ends

What is means to ends the plural of?
Means to ends is the plural of means to an end.

Words near means to ends in the dictionary

  1. means tests
  2. means the whole world to
  3. means the world to
  4. means to
  5. means to an end
  6. means to ends
  7. means to say
  8. means well
  9. means-test
  10. means-tested
  11. Meanses

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