crusher

Definition of crushernext
as in clincher
something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming the crusher was that we would be out of town that weekend in any event

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Recent Examples of crusher Hundreds of Denver comics also performed there, with nationally touring acts such as Ben Roy and Andrew Orvedahl (Cayton-Holland’s Grawlix partners) and crushers such as Josh Blue, Janae Burris, Troy Walker, and Christie Buchele. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 July 2026 Adventure bikes have ballooned into 600-pound continent crushers. New Atlas, 6 July 2026 The background here, what happened, and the history itself, prior to us finding the engine itself that escaped the crusher. Joel Feder, The Drive, 17 June 2026 In 2023 and 2024, investors from China, Canada and Ethiopia arrived at artisanal mining sites with rock crushers, excavators and flasks filled with mercury, according to dozens of interviews with local miners, government officials and industry insiders. Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026 And basic math, in politics as in life, so often serves as the great crusher of dreams. Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 The supply chain runs mine to crusher to leaching tanks to solvent extraction columns to metal reduction furnaces to sintering presses — each a separate facility, a separate specialized workforce, a separate capital cycle. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 May 2026 His Saturday-night blowout in Amsterdam officially kicked off the first Harry tour season since his record-breaking Love On Tour signed off in July 2023 — an unthinkably long layoff for the ultimate mega–pop crowd-crusher. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026 Just as the discerning Neolithic bruiser sought out alderwood for his skull crusher, today’s man of action should turn to James Smith & Sons and its picturesque Victorian shop on London’s New Oxford Street. Air Mail, 9 May 2026
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Noun
  • After the 2-1 win Saturday over the Bandits, whom the Talons also faced in last year’s championship victory, 2026 Pitcher of the Year and league strikeout leader Montana Fouts fanned four batters in a 6-1 complete-game clincher on Sunday.
    Molly Keshin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Adding to Rezaeian’s agony, right before the final whistle another potential clincher, a header from Khalilzadeh, hit the crossbar.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • How much these psychosocial factors directly correlate with on-pitch success remains unclear, but this would not be the first time cultural links are made between football and national identity.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Ed Kaz Oak Park The excitement over the Dodgers getting Tarik Skubal should be tempered by a couple of factors.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Steven Van Alen built a mattress topper company on the same arithmetic.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Cerruti and city councilmember Phil Pluckebaum were in the park to announce the installation of 10 sign toppers and seven banners around the Little Italy neighborhood in East Sacramento.
    Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But given how poorly that series capper went over, her chances of winning a third Emmy are in some jeopardy.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Burrows’ performance as James Burrows, television comedy icon, in HBO’s The Comeback proved a worthy career capper.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Serlie and colleagues are now studying determinants of weight loss success after bariatric surgery.
    Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The World Health Organization recognizes that individual, social and structural determinants shape mental health and that promotion and prevention efforts need to address those determinants.
    Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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“Crusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusher. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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