clincher
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Synonyms
capper, coup de grâce (or coup de grace), crusher, topper
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The game’s outcome was never in doubt, and the clincher came early, when Leinart connected with Dwayne Jarrett on a 54-yard score. — Ben Ladner, SI.com, "The 10 Best National Championship Game Performances of the BCS Era," 13 July 2018 The clincher in all this is that the only reason these unions continue to wield such influence is that Pennsylvania taxpayers are forced to finance their political fundraising apparatus. — Matthew J. Brouillette, WSJ, "Pennsylvania Unions May Flip the House," 16 Oct. 2018 Ironically, Ryan Reaves, a fourth-line forward acquired by Vegas at the trade deadline, recorded the series clincher by deflecting a shot from the blue line past Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck at 13:21 of the second period. — Matt Rybaltowski, New York Times, "Vegas Golden Knights Reach Stanley Cup Finals in First Season," 20 May 2018 These are all strong indicators, but not clinchers. — James Vincent, The Verge, "Watch the trailer for Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, releasing Friday 28th on Netflix," 27 Dec. 2018 As Eric Dier stepped to the spot for the potential clincher, Pickford pounded the turf. — Brian Straus, SI.com, "England's Belief Manifests Itself in Elusive Penalty Triumph, World Cup Progression," 3 July 2018 Neymar also provided the last pass for Firmino's clincher in the 88th minute. — Associated Press, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Mexico's World Cup ends with loss to Brazil," 2 July 2018 And for last, Céline Spring 2017's French art-magnate Queen of Hearts, or the clincher of this persuasive essay. — Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, "Would You Try Mismatched Shoes? This Might Persuade You," 10 Jan. 2017 Greene was the winning pitcher for the clincher that sent the Phillies to the World Series, a 6-3 victory at Veterans Stadium over his former team, the Atlanta Braves. — Marc Narducci, Philly.com, "Tommy Greene recalls winning the NLCS clincher for '93 Phillies," 9 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clincher.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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