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or coup de grace
Synonyms of coup de grâce
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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“Coup de grâce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coup%20de%20gr%C3%A2ce. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of coup de grâce was in 1699
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