coup de grâce

noun

ˌkü-də-ˈgräs How to pronounce coup de grâce (audio)
variants or coup de grace
Definition of coup de grâcenext
as in determinant
something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming the prosecutor presented his coupe de grâce—a videotape of the beating

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Recent Examples of coup de grâce The coup de grace will come some five billion years from now, when our expanding red giant sun engulfs and incinerates poor little Earth. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 May 2025 The coup de grace is a 60 minute relaxing massage followed by a natural mood-boosting HigherDose red-light mask. — Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 The coup de grace came Thursday in a 6-4 Oilers’ win at a raucous Rogers Place, which has become a house of horrors for the Kings. — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025 The coup de grace was delivered a minute into injury time as Mount seized on a poor clearance from Athletic goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for coup de grâce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coup de grâce
  1. determinant
  2. crusher
  3. clincher
  4. topper
Noun
  • Paine rightly saw that a critical determinant for the success of our new nation and the vitality of its democracy was sustained, active citizen participation in political and social affairs.
    — Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Both parameters were identified as the most important determinants of the fill factor at low voltage losses.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
Definition of determinant
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  • The background here, what happened, and the history itself, prior to us finding the engine itself that escaped the crusher.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 17 June 2026
  • In 2023 and 2024, investors from China, Canada and Ethiopia arrived at artisanal mining sites with rock crushers, excavators and flasks filled with mercury, according to dozens of interviews with local miners, government officials and industry insiders.
    — Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026
Definition of crusher
Noun
  • 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
  • Reinhart also has 32 goals across four Stanley Cup playoff runs, scoring the game-winner in Florida’s first Cup clincher in 2024 and scoring four goals in their second Cup clincher in 2025.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
Definition of clincher
Noun
  • The latest iteration of the glass cups is pink and features the viral bear wearing a hat with a strawberry straw topper.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • This topper will easily fit your mattress, too, thanks to its deep pockets designed for mattresses up to 21 inches thick.
    — Aashna Gheewalla, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of topper

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“Coup de grâce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coup%20de%20gr%C3%A2ce. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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