as in factor
something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming
the fact that the resort had tennis courts was the clincher in our deciding to stay there
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Recent Examples of clincher
Playoff clincher could come soon With the Wild getting two points in Vancouver on Saturday, and St. Louis was losing in a shootout in Seattle, Minnesota is back in the drivers’ seat for a finish in the top Western Conference wild card slot.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
After watching the match, which Liverpool won 2-0, with Salah scoring the late clincher, Abbas flew back the next morning to Dubai via Manchester, no closer to knowing where his client’s future lay.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
This tiebreaker was made official by victories from the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, and Washington Commanders on Sunday, with the Commanders' win being the clincher.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Tatis collected three hits in the clincher, two home runs in the Padres’ Game 2 win over the Dodgers in the NLDS in Los Angeles and another blast in the second inning of the Padres’ Game 3 win at Petco Park.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
After watching the match, which Liverpool won 2-0, with Salah scoring the late clincher, Abbas flew back the next morning to Dubai via Manchester, no closer to knowing where his client’s future lay.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
This tiebreaker was made official by victories from the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, and Washington Commanders on Sunday, with the Commanders' win being the clincher.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Tatis collected three hits in the clincher, two home runs in the Padres’ Game 2 win over the Dodgers in the NLDS in Los Angeles and another blast in the second inning of the Padres’ Game 3 win at Petco Park.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clincher
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
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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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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
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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
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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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“Clincher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clincher. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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