close/seal the deal
idiom
: to make an agreement official
We were about to close/seal the deal when we realized that there was a mistake in the contract.
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Coming out of a timeout while leading 90-88, James, who scored 69 points in games 6 and 7, drilled a 19-footer with 27.9 seconds left, and then stole the ball after an errant pass from Manu Ginobili to Tim Duncan from under the basket with 23.8 left to seal the deal.
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Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025
To seal the deal, Minnesota will try to get out in transition and nullify the Warriors’ zone defense.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2025
If the Pacers seal the deal with a victory in Cleveland on Tuesday, the two teams will be on pace to meet in the conference finals for a rematch of last season’s second-round playoff series.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
The fact that the final economic terms were more or less on the table for months while the various factions continued to publicly attack one another and the threat of a strike loomed raises questions about Johnson’s ability to close the deal.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025
To seal the deal, Minnesota will try to get out in transition and nullify the Warriors’ zone defense.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2025
If the Pacers seal the deal with a victory in Cleveland on Tuesday, the two teams will be on pace to meet in the conference finals for a rematch of last season’s second-round playoff series.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
The fact that the final economic terms were more or less on the table for months while the various factions continued to publicly attack one another and the threat of a strike loomed raises questions about Johnson’s ability to close the deal.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Close/seal the deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%2Fseal%20the%20deal. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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