as in factor
something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming
the fact that the resort had tennis courts was the clincher in our deciding to stay there
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Recent Examples of clincher
Matthew Tkachuk, one of the faces of the franchise, fittingly scored the Cup clincher.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Sam Reinhart was a true star in this series clincher, scoring four goals for Florida to lead them to victory.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
At the series clincher Tuesday, a ticket in a nosebleed section of Amerant Bank arena was reportedly going for more than $800.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
What became the ultimate clincher for you in terms of adapting your own work in live-action?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Sam Reinhart was a true star in this series clincher, scoring four goals for Florida to lead them to victory.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
At the series clincher Tuesday, a ticket in a nosebleed section of Amerant Bank arena was reportedly going for more than $800.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
What became the ultimate clincher for you in terms of adapting your own work in live-action?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clincher
Noun
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Therefore, any evacuation decision would need to include factors beyond a hurricane’s category.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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Finances are tight, but United can contemplate another signing because of a few factors.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On Friday night, Jones put the capper on an excellent week in Sin City by dropping 22 points, five rebounds and eight assists on the Lakers in a 106-84 Denver win.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 July 2025
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Game 5 managed a series-high 9.54 million viewers, but that marked a 22% decline versus last season’s analogous Mavericks-Celtics capper, which scared up 12.2 million viewers.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
22 June 2025
Noun
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How comfortable was the mattress topper on a scale of 1 to 10?—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 July 2025
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Check out our favorite options below, then read on for pro topper shopping tips from Dr. Vad.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The coup de grace came when fans pointed out that the Audio-Animatronic of Walt looks uncannily like Mike Lindell, staunch supporter of President Donald Trump and chief executive of pillow manufacturing company My Pillow.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
21 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
Noun
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Citing similar cases to Reyes’, Sun said access to immigration lawyers is a major determinant of outcome.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
16 July 2025
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Forward guidance will be the main determinant of whether these laggards can assume leadership or if earnings growth leader Technology continues to dominate the market.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Clincher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clincher. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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