clinched

verb

past tense of clinch
as in decided
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute the rain clinched the matter: we would have the party indoors

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Recent Examples of clinched The Valkyries clinched Game 5 at home at the Chase Center on Monday night 64-55 to move within one game of the team’s first-ever WNBA title. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Morant hit midrange jumpers on consecutive possessions to put Portland up by five, and Lillard clinched the win with his fourth 3-pointer. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The Milwaukee Brewers clinched the first World Series title in franchise history Wednesday night with a five-game series victory of the Tampa Bay Rays. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2026 The Wizards did cut the lead to 3 points late, but free throws and rebounding ultimately clinched the win for Charlotte, who improved to 3-1 on the season. — Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026 Today’s Four Questions interviewee is Hephzibah coach Daniel Dorsey, whose team clinched its first region title in history last week with a 74-0 victory over Cross Creek. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026 President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva clinched victory out of thin air in Brazil’s weekend election, spurring his challenger to deny the results and the United States to demur from commenting on them. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026 On the guys’ side, Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, who relaunched Public School New York earlier this year, clinched a nomination for menswear designer of the year. — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026 The Daily Mail reports some major catfighting went on backstage, with many participants green with envy assuming that momager Kris Jenner clinched the deal. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinched
  1. decided
  2. settled
  3. determined
Verb
  • Flying to San Diego With a packed helicopter and dwindling fuel, the crew decided to head to the Coast Guard station in San Diego where ambulances were waiting.
    — Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Its creator, Ryan Murphy, decided to include an episode inspired by the famous 1969 Monegasque ball, only this time, the character played by Kardashian was the host.
    — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of decided
Verb
  • Camilla settled on a pair of chocolate brown suede boots, a slouchy style that the royal has worn on and off over the years.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Then Ojeda settled a cross with his chest and sent in a low show from the corner of the six-yard box to give Orlando its first lead at 2-1 in the 49th.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of settled
Verb
  • The researchers determined how high the barriers must be and their necessary width for electrons to flow through.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Dairy farmers sell into commodity markets where prices are largely determined by global supply and demand, while essential inputs such as feed, fuel and fertilizer costs are driven by many of those same external forces.
    — Jeff Tkach, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of determined

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“Clinched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinched. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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