Definition of deathblow
: a destructive or killing stroke or event
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Emily Jeffers, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, called the decision a deathblow for walrus off Alaska shores.
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The White House was also silent about the long-term implications of the referendum, which some experts have likened to a deathblow to democracy in Turkey.
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The White House was also silent about the long-term implications of the referendum, which some experts have likened to a deathblow to democracy in Turkey.
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The White House was also silent about the long-term implications of the referendum, which some experts have likened to a deathblow to democracy in Turkey.
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The White House was also silent about the long-term implications of the referendum, which some experts have likened to a deathblow to democracy in Turkey.
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No, the final loss of the Clippers’ season, and perhaps the end of an era, came quietly, tediously, sadly, with dead legs delivering the deathblow.
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The White House was also silent about the long-term implications of the referendum, which some experts have likened to a deathblow to democracy in Turkey.
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The White House was also silent about the long-term implications of the referendum, which some experts have likened to a deathblow to democracy in Turkey.
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First Known Use of deathblow
circa 1586
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