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 was delivered a minute into injury time as Mount seized on a poor clearance from Athletic goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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
Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coup de grâce
Noun
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The strongest determinant of support, according to Wheeler’s survey work, was that the National Park Service makes all that clear.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2025
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Yet service levels are one of the primary determinants of ridership.—
Matthew Yglesias,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2025
Noun
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In the last quarter-century, only four series have required a seventh frame, with the average audiences ranging from 19 million for the Spurs-Pistons clincher in 2005 to 31 million for the second Cavs-Warriors series nine years ago.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 June 2025
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Ruben Amorim has endured a miserable campaign since joining United, but the vibes would indeed be ameliorated with a trophy hoist and Champions League clincher.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Sport an oversized raffia topper for a day at the lido, a canvas wide-brim for an afternoon of gardening, or one with a grosgrain-ribbon chin strap when going for a walk.—
Sarah Zendejas,
Vogue,
29 June 2025
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The dessert bars are made up of three layers: a blondie-like base, chocolate chip filling, and crispy meringue topper.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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