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
Matthew Tkachuk, one of the faces of the franchise, fittingly scored the Cup clincher.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Sam Reinhart was a true star in this series clincher, scoring four goals for Florida to lead them to victory.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
The potential clincher, Game 6, is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET Thursday in Indianapolis.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Aaron Nesmith turned in the first postseason double-double of his career in the Game 5 clincher against Milwaukee.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Sam Reinhart was a true star in this series clincher, scoring four goals for Florida to lead them to victory.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
The potential clincher, Game 6, is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET Thursday in Indianapolis.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Aaron Nesmith turned in the first postseason double-double of his career in the Game 5 clincher against Milwaukee.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clincher
Noun
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In Texas, capital murder comes into play when aggravating factors are present, such as the victim being under 15 years old.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Additional locations may experience flooding during periods of heavy rainfall, high winds, or other factors.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other snags are purely visual, notably the capper to the scene where King must toss the bag of ransom millions at a specific time and place, from a speeding elevated train.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Bobby and Connie’s first steps into official coupledom, however, puts a satisfying capper on their reunion arc this season, and leaves me very excited for where these two go next.—
Genevieve Koski,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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For decades, an arms race has been conducted between rival engineers in Munich, Ingolstadt, Stuttgart, and Zuffenhausen, each trying to best the others and build the ultimate four-door, four-wheel Autobahn crusher, fit for the fattest fat-cat captains of industry.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the gondola on the way back down the mountain to Telluride, Cannes Film Festival topper Thierry Frémaux hops on at the halfway station.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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The missing child mystery starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Alden Ehrenreich has officially become the year's longest-running chart topper at the domestic box office, reclaiming its top spot following the success of last week's KPop Demon Hunters.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The coup de grace came when fans pointed out that the Audio-Animatronic of Walt looks uncannily like Mike Lindell, staunch supporter of President Donald Trump and chief executive of pillow manufacturing company My Pillow.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Israel softened up the target; America delivered the coup de grace.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Many infectious diseases are lethal only for the poor; they are layered atop comorbidities and chronic conditions produced by social and commercial determinants of health.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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However, FQHCs excel in community trust, long-term patient engagement and navigating complex social determinants of health.—
Dr. Ara J. Baghdasarian,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Clincher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clincher. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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