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topper

noun

ˈtä-pər

Definition of topper

as in factor

something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming there are lots of good reasons we can't go to the concert, but the fact that the tickets are all sold out is the topper

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Recent Examples of topper Gen Z is increasingly embracing mixers and toppers to customize meals and add variety. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 If your mattress could use a comfort boost, this mattress topper that more than 30,000 people picked up in the past month is an easy upgrade. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 The $40 cup also comes with a green and white spiral straw with a Woodstock topper. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Salmon with avocado is a favorite for Klinger Tuna salad made with Greek yogurt is another of Klinger’s favorite rice cake toppers. — Embry Roberts, Martha Stewart, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for topper

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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

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This group ended Milwaukee’s 12-game road postseason losing streak since 2018 with the clincher in San Diego, executing nearly flawlessly in the process.

— Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The Phillies’ 6-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves in the wild-card clincher Thursday night marked their fourth straight year of regression in the postseason since appearing in the 2022 World Series.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of clincher

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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

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

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