clincher

noun

ˈklin-chər How to pronounce clincher (audio)
Definition of clinchernext
as in factor
something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming the fact that the resort had tennis courts was the clincher in our deciding to stay there

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Recent Examples of clincher The Astros, who had stranded the bases loaded in the top of the second, built a blowout from there, winning a clincher with contributions from a number of unexpected sources. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026 In 1998, Mariano Rivera got the final four outs of the clincher. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 Tampa Bay took the AL East for the first time since 2021 and surpassed that team by three days with the earliest division clincher in team history. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026 Adding to Rezaeian’s agony, right before the final whistle another potential clincher, a header from Khalilzadeh, hit the crossbar. — Sean Gregory, Time, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clincher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clincher
  1. factor
  2. capper
  3. crusher
  4. topper
  5. determinant
Noun
  • Measles usually kills two or three people in every 1,000 cases, the WHO says, but the disease can be more deadly in poorer nations because of factors such as malnutrition.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • This year, those existing factors coincide with what is predicted to become the strongest El Niño event in recorded history.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of factor
Noun
  • Denis Villeneuve’s capper on his Arrakis trilogy is once again expected to be a contender in the Best Picture category and pretty much across the board in the craft categories.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But there’s an awful lot of football to be played between now and that Turkey Day capper.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of capper
Noun
  • The video featured resistance training combos, like squats paired with overhead dumbbell presses, and another including skull crushers with a barbell and reverse crunches.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Qatar did the same for reckless driving two years ago, feeding a Toyota Supra into a car crusher after its driver was filmed doing donuts on a highway.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of crusher
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  • How Banijay cracks scripted there is a big agenda point for Bassetti, Jane Turton and Banijay Americas topper Ben Samek.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Wingman is a hardshell topper tent that transforms a pickup truck bed into a two-story camping system with the press of a button; founder and CEO Jake Jackson describes it as somewhere between a traditional tent and an RV.
    — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of topper
Noun
  • Use Multiple Data Points Wealth indicators provide a partial snapshot of an individual’s financial position and should not be the sole determinant of a donor’s capacity to make a significant gift.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Many of those outcomes can be attributed to social determinants of health, like affordability, care access and transportation.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of determinant

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