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Recent Examples of deathblow
Now, Wild fans must hope that Barbashev’s goal, which evened this best-of-seven first-round series and turned it into a best-of-three, wasn’t the turning point toward the latest Wild playoff death blow.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
From beef-ending Drake diss song to Record of the Year: Kendrick Lamar’s anthem, the death blow in a summer-long musical feud with his Canadian counterpart, won the rapper his first Record of the Year award at the 2025 Grammys.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
The flip side to that is that an upset loss to either would be a death blow.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
The all-encompassing figure for loss reflects the reality faced by those like Christine D., for whom the destruction of her home was a financial death blow to a way of life.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
From beef-ending Drake diss song to Record of the Year: Kendrick Lamar’s anthem, the death blow in a summer-long musical feud with his Canadian counterpart, won the rapper his first Record of the Year award at the 2025 Grammys.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
The flip side to that is that an upset loss to either would be a death blow.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
The all-encompassing figure for loss reflects the reality faced by those like Christine D., for whom the destruction of her home was a financial death blow to a way of life.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deathblow
Noun
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Promises to be full of dry banter in the face of historical upheaval and emotional calamity, which is my favorite Alameddine mode.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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This approach came of age following the ecological calamity of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and remains the planet’s most successful conservation approach.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Berger made nine saves in open play, more than any other player has managed in a knockout stage match at the European Women’s Championship since 2013, per the BBC.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
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Though both Poirier and Holloway are elite strikers who pack plenty of knockout power, tonight's matchup is expected to go the distance.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
Noun
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In any disaster, responding quickly can help save people and salve the harm.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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But there are some disasters that even the most equipped people can’t possibly prepare for.—
Jessica Pishko,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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Israel softened up the target; America delivered the coup de grace.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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The coup de grace was delivered a minute into injury time as Mount seized on a poor clearance from Athletic goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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In later years, Francis took extended breaks from music due to tragedy.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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And, as her recording career suffered, Francis experienced personal tragedy in 1974 when she was raped at knifepoint in her hotel room after performing at the Westbury Music Fair.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
18 July 2025
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But the morning after is the clincher, revealing that everything else was prelude to the all-important question of how to get outside their own heads and seize on the potential of a genuine human connection.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
16 July 2025
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The potential clincher, Game 6, is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET Thursday in Indianapolis.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Dyer’s father was traumatized by the austerity of growing up in England between two military cataclysms, and his daily satisfaction is bound in his ability to pinch pences.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Unlike during the pandemic, a cataclysm that played no favorites, the trade war is fast becoming a consumer marketing minefield.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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“Deathblow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deathblow. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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