as in factor
something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming
there are lots of good reasons we can't go to the concert, but the fact that the tickets are all sold out is the topper
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Recent Examples of topper
Although Javits’ topper for FLOTUS was a top-secret custom operation, that was not the case with Stoll.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 15 Apr. 2025
Invest in air conditioning, cooling mattress toppers and breathable bedding made from natural fibers like cotton or bamboo.
—Dr. Samanta Dall’agnese, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Board Banana: Green and yellow foliage on the 24-ounce cold cup in FARM Rio’s existing Board Banana pattern with a banana straw topper.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
The 218-in-long (554-cm) Gladiator pickup, of course, offers various camper and topper options, but the shorter 188-in-long (478-cm) Wrangler Unlimited isn't a particularly natural RV conversion candidate, leaving options pretty minimal.
—New Atlas, 29 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 15 Apr. 2025
Invest in air conditioning, cooling mattress toppers and breathable bedding made from natural fibers like cotton or bamboo.
—Dr. Samanta Dall’agnese, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Board Banana: Green and yellow foliage on the 24-ounce cold cup in FARM Rio’s existing Board Banana pattern with a banana straw topper.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
The 218-in-long (554-cm) Gladiator pickup, of course, offers various camper and topper options, but the shorter 188-in-long (478-cm) Wrangler Unlimited isn't a particularly natural RV conversion candidate, leaving options pretty minimal.
—New Atlas, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topper
Noun
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Leatherman cited pollution in the nearby Tijuana River as the main factor.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Its ascent was driven by a combination of factors including easing trade tension between the United States and China and Moody's downgrade of U.S. sovereign debt which has prompted investors to seek alternative investment sources to the dollar.—
Samuel Indyk,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
Noun
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After losing the opener 2-1 in the 12th inning, Boston rebounded with a 10-1 victory on Saturday and 3-1 clincher on Sunday.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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The clincher was recruiting German stage designer Florian Wieder, who has been behind events including Eurovision, WrestleMania and Adele’s residency in Munich last summer.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The third quarter of Wednesday’s beatdown, which extended the Knicks’ and Boston Celtics’ second-round series at least another 48 hours, was the capper.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Watkins and the Trojans were supposed to be the capper to a dazzling second round — one that featured overtime barn-burners between Kentucky and Kansas State and then Maryland and Alabama.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The coup de grace will come some five billion years from now, when our expanding red giant sun engulfs and incinerates poor little Earth.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 May 2025
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The coup de grace came Thursday in a 6-4 Oilers’ win at a raucous Rogers Place, which has become a house of horrors for the Kings.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The third thing is the social determinants of health.—
Kaiser Health News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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In 2019, in collaboration with Harvard University’s School of Public Health and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Humanity 2.0 Lab published a seminal white paper outlining the social determinants of maternal and child health.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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“Topper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topper. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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