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Meanings of clincher in English

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factor determinant

An argument that is conclusive.

factor determinant

A point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively.

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Examples for "determiner"
Examples for "determiner"
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Liner material is a significant determiner of a double boot's warmth.
Climbing Magazine
2
Then there must be a determiner, the expression of which was mathematical ability.
Applied Eugenics
3
Then it must be due to a determiner for a notch in the ear in the germ-plasm.
Applied Eugenics
4
No other determiner is worthy of consideration.
Mech
5
Every trait of an animal or plant, it was supposed, must be represented in the germ-plasm by its own determiner; one trait, one determiner.
Applied Eugenics
1
Conclusion: The most important determining factor for comanagement was presence of comorbidities.
Pubmed
2
Ilri experts found that gender was a determining factor in food hygiene.
The Guardian
3
For myself, I confess that the reward would be the determining factor.
The Price
4
Voter turnout could be the determining factor in tomorrow's US midterm elections.
Radio NZ
5
In the end, Kavanaugh's confirmation or withdrawal may be the determining factor.
Reuters
Usage of clincher in English
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Consider this, the clincher: Radiohead took to the stage two hours late.
The Guardian
2
The last remark was intended as a clincher to settle the affair.
True Blue
3
Plus, and here's the clincher, they've proven not completely trustworthy with sheep.
Keeper: one house, three generations, and a journey into alzheim...
4
The clincher, though, was that Terrence was also right about the political situation.
Mob rules
5
The Yankees came home for Game 6 and the possible clincher.
The Yankee Years
6
This is really the clincher that the museum really bought into.
Wired
7
Of prime importance in this single sales letter is the close, the clincher.
Business Correspondence, Vol. 1: How to Write a Business Letter
8
I'm sure he was convincing, but the Caller ID thing was the clincher.
Finders Keepers
9
When I couldn't remember exact dates on the car, that was the clincher.
Junky
10
And, as a clincher, no sound came through the still night.
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
11
The real clincher is the kiddie porn downloaded to his computer hard drive.
Haunted: a novel of stories
12
And the clincher was that he couldn't argue with Roger's logic.
House of Steel
13
Death becomes not a triumphant argument-analoof clincher for pessimism, but a robber.
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
14
The second, and clincher, finally came with 13 minutes left.
Independent.ie
15
Being blond apparently was the clincher, Katya said with a wave of her hand.
Spells
16
Holtby has been strong since then, and he made 35 saves in the clincher.
Reuters
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Clincher through the time
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