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final stroke

NOUN
coup de grâce
Synonyms
WEAK
blow clincher comeuppance deathblow defeat final blow kill knockout mercy stroke mortal blow quietus
NOUN
last straw
Synonyms
WEAK
affront indignity last lick limit match in the powder barrel overload provocation straw that broke the camel's back

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Moments later, USC’s JuJu Watkins added a final stroke to another masterpiece after being joyfully removed from an eventual 80-67 blowout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2025

But the fate wasn't repeated in 2011 when they won at home, with the final stroke being a six hit by skipper MS Dhoni.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

The only easy shot Saturday was her final stroke, tapping in for par from inches away on the second extra hole to beat Bae in a playoff no one saw coming.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2023

DeChambeau’s final stroke of the round yielded a par, and he departed the interview area again without addressing print and digital media, speaking only to the Golf Channel and other PGA Tour partners.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2021

Nine fell, but the last two gave the final stroke to the beams.

From Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)