as in factor
something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming
there are lots of good reasons we can't go to the concert, but the fact that the tickets are all sold out is the topper
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Recent Examples of topper
Not just famous ones, or chart toppers.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Along with Zas, and the CNNers, fellow WBD toppers Casey Bloys, Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, and Channing Dungey were in the room too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Additional elements, such as a mattress topper, can also be added for even more user comfort.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Think garland, Christmas lights, pinecones, ornaments, a tree topper, etc.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Along with Zas, and the CNNers, fellow WBD toppers Casey Bloys, Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, and Channing Dungey were in the room too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Additional elements, such as a mattress topper, can also be added for even more user comfort.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Think garland, Christmas lights, pinecones, ornaments, a tree topper, etc.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topper
Noun
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Nonpartisan experts who have studied the subject believe the increasing cost of upgrading the grid, with new transmission lines or other facilities, is the single factor most responsible for rate increases.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Numerous factors hurt Detroit over many years, including a shrinking tax base, high unemployment and poverty, and rising health care and pension costs for city employees.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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When Posa slammed Washington quarterback Demond Williams to the ground for a game-clincher on fourth-and-6, some 70,000 fans erupted as if thawed from a long freeze.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Edwards went 5 for 7 on mid-range attempts in Portland, with the fifth make serving as the game clincher.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Luca Evans break down Denver’s second straight walk-off loss, a 23-20 crusher at the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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Cena evened the score at 2-2 by countering the calf crusher into an AA.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Three batters later, Toronto put the capper on the third-highest scoring inning in World Series history (and the highest in over 50 years), when Kirk hit a two-run homer to center.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
25 Oct. 2025
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But unlike other series cappers, Last Rites didn’t try to be a summation of every demonic threat the duo has ever encountered, instead opting for another familial story by way of 1986’s Smurl haunting in Pennsylvania.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Topper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topper. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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