deathblow

noun

Definition of deathblownext
1
as in confutation

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as in calamity

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Recent Examples of deathblow So why shouldn’t Trump exploit that fragility to land a death blow against a murderous adversary? — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026 And in January the administration delivered a death blow to a program that was meant to deploy backup solar and storage systems at hospitals and at 30,000 homes of rural, low-income and medically vulnerable people, according to Latitude Media. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026 In September, those plans were dealt a death blow when the city council approved amending the municipal zoning code to prohibit timesharing in single-family homes. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025 In the view of the movie theater industry trade association Cinema United, the deal — which is still pending regulatory approval and would not go into effect until Q3 next year — represents a death blow to multiplexes. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deathblow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deathblow
  1. confutation
  2. calamity
  3. knockout
  4. disaster
  5. crusher
  6. catastrophe
  7. clincher
  8. tragedy
Noun
  • Nominalism and positivism have deluged the world with vast quantities of little-read scholarship whose underlying rationale is often the confutation of the very possibility of the larger-scale intelligibility of the world.
    — M. D. Aeschliman, National Review, 20 Feb. 2022
Definition of confutation
Noun
  • West and his college girlfriend, Andrea, drove three hours south after the calamity.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Morgenthau’s personal encounters with power had taught him that its unbridled pursuit led to calamity.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of calamity
Noun
  • Every Cup game counts toward both the standings and the race for a knockout spot, so expect playoff-level intensity.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Operating with a short field, the offense quickly delivered a knockout punch, going on a swift six-play, 49-yard scoring drive that concluded with a 6-yard rushing score by Ward.
    — Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of knockout
Noun
  • People mourn for the dead from the Cherry Mine disaster in 1909.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The developer sees potential uses in disaster assessment, water resource monitoring and surveys of coastlines and ports.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of disaster
Noun
  • 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
Definition of crusher
Noun
  • At the time of the last catastrophe, a convulsive shift in media consumption began undermining the value of the legacy distribution scheme, which in turn led to grave uncertainties related to revenue sharing.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The strategy provided insurers with concessions such as the right to charge policyholders for the reinsurance carriers must buy to protect themselves from catastrophes, such as the January 2025 wildfires.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of catastrophe
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
Definition of clincher
Noun
  • The incident horrified parents and neighbors, who wanted to know what the city could do to prevent another tragedy.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Slafter doesn't want her son to be connected to this tragedy.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of tragedy

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“Deathblow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deathblow. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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