clincher

[klin-cher] / ˈklɪn tʃər /

NOUN

settling event

Synonyms

STRONG

closer culmination deathblow finisher

WEAK

capper coup de grâce crowning blow deciding moment finishing touch

Example Sentences

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Then again, Walker Buehler wasn’t part of the Dodgers’ plans for their World Series clincher last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

The clincher will be when they catch one of the perpetrators and get him to explain why he did it.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

The clincher for Emery appears to have been the promise of playing Asensio in the number 10 position.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

Then he delivers the clincher line in English while flourishing a finger-heart: “I like . . . you.”

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

“Your clincher clue was waddle? That seems to work,” Wilder responded.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell