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Recent Examples of deathblow
That’s because, no matter who wins, a new 50 percent tariff could be imposed on American whiskey exports, which could mean real hardship for some distilleries and a death blow to others.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
Overall, though, the decision amounts to more of a delay than a death blow to psychedelic therapy.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
But another battle scar may have dealt a death blow.
—New Atlas, 19 July 2024
And never before has a national candidate taken what would have otherwise been a death blow and embraced it as a political asset.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
Overall, though, the decision amounts to more of a delay than a death blow to psychedelic therapy.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
But another battle scar may have dealt a death blow.
—New Atlas, 19 July 2024
And never before has a national candidate taken what would have otherwise been a death blow and embraced it as a political asset.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for deathblow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deathblow
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The calamity beneath the surface, however, sends our heroes on a race to save 40 people trapped deep underground, including two of their own.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Bears’ latest calamity ended Thursday with an absolutely astounding final-minute fiasco.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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After a quarter of the season, the Lakers are no better than a bottom seed in the Western Conference, surely headed for a third consecutive appearance in the play-in tournament, seemingly destined for a second consecutive first-round knockout.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Teams that miss the knockout round, meanwhile, play the standard 41 home games and get rescheduled against other teams who missed the Cup — likely easier opponents.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The bill would provide $100 billion in funds for cleanup after devastating Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which rocked Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and other Southern states, as well as other disasters.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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As climate shocks get worse, insurance companies are increasingly dropping homeowners facing risks of hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters.Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Swift, in particular, likes to pair oversized Chiefs merch with miniskirts and loafers, and finishes her look off with a signature red lipstick, the coup de grace of Kansas City football representation, in our opinion.Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 21 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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Here is where the films of Mike Leigh, a master of human tragedy and everyday comedy, land on a scale of tragic-comic circumstances.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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This monumental tragedy about today and tomorrow used its size and awe to burrow bold ideas into the multiplex.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The clincher is that the market bottomed on December 6, 1974.Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Browns’ final two drives ended in interceptions, a pick-6 and clincher by linebacker Cody Barton.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
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In summary, the scale of the national debt to worry about, is only 30% of the size of the topline number we all get bombarded with as the agent of the next economic cataclysm.Clem Chambers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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In echoes of what contemporary Americans would face with Y2K 117 years later, some people feared the time change would bring a cataclysm.Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Deathblow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deathblow. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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