clincher
noun
clinch·er
ˈklin-chər 
: one that clinches: such as
a
: a decisive fact, argument, act, or remark
the expense was the clincher that persuaded us to give up the enterprise
b
: a tire with flanged beads fitting into the wheel rim
Examples of clincher in a Sentence
the fact that the resort had tennis courts was the clincher in our deciding to stay there
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And then he got rewarded again on Friday by scoring the game-winning goal in a playoff series clincher.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
The clincher was when a friend reminded me that the Model 3 is assembled in Fremont and partially designed in Palo Alto, employing thousands of my neighbors.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
The clincher was when a friend reminded me that the Model 3 is assembled in Fremont and partially designed in Palo Alto, employing thousands of my neighbors.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Clincher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clincher. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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clincher
noun
clinch·er
ˈklin-chər
: one that clinches
especially
: a decisive fact or argument
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