clincher
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Synonyms
capper, coup de grâce (or coup de grace), crusher, topper
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Leonard said after Thursday night’s title-clincher. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "The Warriors fall, and the Western Conference rises from hibernation," 14 June 2019 Melanie Barcenas scored both Surf goals in the championship clincher and led the entire tournament with 13 goals in six games. — Scott Akanewich, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Surf club banner held high by U12 girls champs," 17 July 2019 The clincher: ancient DNA with sequences that matched those of modern cacao trees. — Franz Lidz, Smithsonian, "The Delicious, Ancient History of Chocolate and Vanilla," 11 July 2019 Davidson went the full 90 minutes in the United States' 3-0 victory over Chile, which saw them clinch their spot in the round of 16 ahead of Thursday's group-clincher against Sweden. — SI.com, "USWNT Conundrum: Why Tierna Davidson Should — But Won't — Start Against Sweden," 18 June 2019 Here’s the clincher: Targeting, the part of the process that advertisers themselves bring to the party, is relatively easy to regulate. — Antonio García Martínez, WIRED, "Are Facebook Ads Discriminatory? It’s Complicated," 11 June 2019 Price earned two of his team’s four World Series wins — including the Game 5 clincher against the Dodgers — appearing in three games, with two starts, posting a 1.98 ERA. — Maureen Mullen, The Seattle Times, "Price, boosted by big October outings, aims for Bosox repeat," 24 Mar. 2019 Synopsis: Bryant and Schwarber were on fast tracks to the majors and joined the Cubs the next year, when Bryant was named NL Rookie of the Year and Schwarber hit a big home run in the division series clincher against the Cardinals. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Rebuild vs. Rebuild: Comparing the 2019 White Sox with the 2014 Cubs," 16 June 2019 More importantly, Detmers was able to complete seven innings and leave a large enough lead to keep Dan McDonnell’s bullpen fresh for a potential Saturday clincher in the best-of-three Super Regional. — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, "After a short slump, the Louisville baseball 'locomotive' back is back on track," 7 June 2019These 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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