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final blow

NOUN

coup de grâce

Synonyms

WEAK

blow clincher comeuppance deathblow defeat final stroke kill knockout mercy stroke mortal blow quietus

NOUN

death warrant

Synonyms

WEAK

apocalypse bane coup de grâce cutoff death knell deathblow doom end of the world end point fate

NOUN

knockout

Synonyms

STRONGEST

technical knockout

STRONG

KO TKO blow kayo

WEAK

cold pack coup de grace finishing blow hearts and flowers knockout blow

NOUN

quietus

Synonyms

STRONG

clincher close closure conclusion coup de grâce end end of the line end of the road ending expiration expiry withdrawal

WEAK

overthrow settlement

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For Dalkanat, expansion would be the final blow.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

In August came the final blow: Glenn Medical would lose its Critical Access funding by April 2026.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

Surging interest rates and labor costs provided the final blow, pushing many properties into insolvency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

In a review of the gig, the Guardian said the Pulitzer prize-winning rapper "delivered the final blow to his diss track nemesis".

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

I don’t know much about this war, or about the Horsemen of Rohan, but Saruman seems to have meant to finish off the king and all his men with one final blow.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

final blow

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