coups de grâce

variants or coups de grace
plural of coup de grâce
as in determinants
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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Noun
  • Moore suggests focusing on the social determinants of health — providing stable housing and a strong education, for instance — in addition to intervention work.
    Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • 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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    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • Four games, all of them potential Division Series clinchers … on the same day?
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Coups de grâce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coups%20de%20gr%C3%A2ce. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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