coup de grâce

variants or coup de grace
as in determinant
something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming the prosecutor presented his coupe de grâce—a videotape of the beating

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Recent Examples of coup de grâce 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 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 The coup de grace is a 60 minute relaxing massage followed by a natural mood-boosting HigherDose red-light mask. Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 But then Abby delivered the coup de grace, stabbing him with the fire iron. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025 The coup de grace for Mansour, first reported in the Chicago Sun-Times, came in November. John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025 Losing Syria, the only other nation-state in the axis other than Iran, may be the coup de grace. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 The coup de grace for Mansour, first reported in the Chicago Sun-Times, came in November. John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025 Losing Syria, the only other nation-state in the axis other than Iran, may be the coup de grace. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coup de grâce
Noun
  • The third thing is the social determinants of health.
    Kaiser Health News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Each Happy Set comes with a different goodie, like a pencil topper, picture frame or cup that shows the cartoon’s collaboration with McDonald’s.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • The mattress topper provides full body support and also pressure point relief.
    Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

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“Coup de grâce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coup%20de%20gr%C3%A2ce. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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