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crowning blow
noun as in clincher
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Then came the crowning blow in the form of the death of his youngest and favourite daughter, Amelia, on November 2.
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Poor Bertram had suffered so much that he could not bear that crowning blow.
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The knowledge that, in Smike, he had been persecuting his own son was the crowning blow for cruel Ralph Nickleby.
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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to crowning blow, such as: closer, culmination, deathblow, finisher, capper, and coup de grâce.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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