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
Food at the Zing Zing restaurant skews both local and international—the quinoa salad with chicken is a winner—but the clincher is that guests can have a chef come to their villa and cook for them.
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Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2024
Rohan Nadkarni This should be the clincher for Cleveland.
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Buccaneers come up with big fourth-down stop!
—NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
But the real clincher is when real-life couples have to put their attraction aside to portray relatives on screen.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 July 2024
Friday’s data was the clincher on what was an overwhelmingly solid second quarter for the US economy and the lengthy battle to lower inflation.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 July 2024
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Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2024
Rohan Nadkarni This should be the clincher for Cleveland.
11d ago / 12:57 PM PDT
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Buccaneers come up with big fourth-down stop!
—NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
But the real clincher is when real-life couples have to put their attraction aside to portray relatives on screen.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 July 2024
Friday’s data was the clincher on what was an overwhelmingly solid second quarter for the US economy and the lengthy battle to lower inflation.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clincher
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Success or failure In the end, two main factors will shape the Party’s future more than all the bed-wetting, nit-picking, analyses and commissions.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, including the yield on U.S. 10-year Treasury bonds, which lenders use as a guide to price home loans.Alex Veiga, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The addition of new cast members, including Juno Temple replacing previous leading lady Michelle Williams, only adds to the feeling that Last Dance is intended to serve as both a capper to the initial trilogy and a bridge to upcoming installments.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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The inaugural Great Western Festival is Bingham’s to both curate and host, and the evening concert was the capper on a program of music, Western culture, rodeo, and bullfighting.Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
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Layer the look with moss and mushroom table toppers for the ultimate festive and foraged look.Brianna Crane, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
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The weighted comforter by Baloo brings the benefits of weight without overheating you in the most stylish bed topper.Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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The campaign’s coup de grace was a 270-inflatable dragon coiled around the Empire State Building.Todd Longwell, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
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Nearly 40 years later, not only are there enough people to afford such a vehicle, but GM’s new 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 stands as something of a coup de grace for Juechter, who retired Wednesday after roughly 47 years with the Detroit automaker.Michael Wayland, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2024
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In addition, the guidelines call out a variety of social determinants of health that can impact stroke risk.Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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This river has a storied past and was a key determinant of architectural marvels of the Mughal empire, including the Shalimar Gardens, which are a World Heritage Site.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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