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 The video featured resistance training combos, like squats paired with overhead dumbbell presses, and another including skull crushers with a barbell and reverse crunches. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Qatar did the same for reckless driving two years ago, feeding a Toyota Supra into a car crusher after its driver was filmed doing donuts on a highway. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusher
Noun
  • Emanuel Rodriguez, Edgard Junez, Miguel Diaz and Jerry Hernandez converted penalty kicks, with Hernandez delivering the clincher before running over to celebrate with East Aurora’s fans.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • She was named Finals MVP after scoring 30 points, including 28 in the second half, and blocking four shots in the clincher.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • However, the researchers propose that nuclear reaction rates and the neutron’s decay rate slow by the same factor, preserving their relationship with the expansion rate.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Angela Gonzales-Torres, a fellow Democrat who started her campaign to unseat Gomez long before the ethics inquiry, said the controversy surrounding the congressman became an important factor for voters in the closing stretch.
    — Anna Liss-Roy, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • To keep things cozy, Singapore Airlines will also provide 100 percent cotton bed linens, a duvet, and a new mattress topper by German luxury bedding pro Paradies.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Once the reception began, her lace topper was replaced with a feather boa to spice up the look.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Denis Villeneuve’s capper on his Arrakis trilogy is once again expected to be a contender in the Best Picture category and pretty much across the board in the craft categories.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But there’s an awful lot of football to be played between now and that Turkey Day capper.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • And the American Medical Association has acknowledged voting as a social determinant of health.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The chief determinant of that unlikely success has been not individual genius in the lab, or individual prowess in the boardroom, but collective planning and coördination at a breathtaking scale.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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

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