as in decides
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
the rain clinched the matter: we would have the party indoors
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Recent Examples of clinches
John Towfighi, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
Dow clinches record high The Dow on Friday clinched its first closing record high of the year.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinches
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But Harold gets on famously with Duke William, at least until the Norman warlord decides to assert his claim to the English throne.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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When her studio head boss asks her to fire her head writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) to appease a toxic male movie star, Vance decides to walk away, and does it in on air.—
Megan Thomas,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In Gattaca, the 1997 sci-fi classic, a pair of siblings—one genetically engineered for perfection, the other naturally born—illustrate a dystopian vision where DNA determines destiny.—
Niven R. Narain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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An information court document allows prosecutors to charge someone directly and requires a probable cause hearing, during which a judge determines if there is sufficient evidence to proceed.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Cortège gestures toward that transcendence, but too often settles for the kind of veiled enchantment that follows us home through our screens.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Humanity, united by one language, settles on a plain in Shinar and begins constructing a tower to reach the heavens and make a name for themselves.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With Amazon's status as a Hollywood heavyweight up for grabs there is a lot on the line.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Normally, redistricting happens once a decade after the census, but mid-decade redraws are increasingly common power grabs.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Clinches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinches. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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