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crowning blow
noun as in clincher
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Then came the crowning blow in the form of the death of his youngest and favourite daughter, Amelia, on November 2.
Poor Bertram had suffered so much that he could not bear that crowning blow.
The knowledge that, in Smike, he had been persecuting his own son was the crowning blow for cruel Ralph Nickleby.
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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to crowning blow, such as: closer, culmination, deathblow, finisher, capper, and coup de grâce.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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