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final stroke

NOUN
coup de grâce
Synonyms
WEAK
blow clincher comeuppance deathblow defeat final blow kill knockout mercy stroke mortal blow quietus
NOUN
last straw
Synonyms
WEAK
affront indignity last lick limit match in the powder barrel overload provocation straw that broke the camel's back

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A swimmer staring in disbelief at the clock after his final stroke.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The 25-year-old won a dramatic quad sculls final in Paris alongside Team GB team-mates Georgie Brayshaw, Lola Anderson and Lauren Henry, coming from behind to edge the Netherlands on the very final stroke.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

The only easy shot Saturday was her final stroke, tapping in for par from inches away on the second extra hole to beat Bae in a playoff no one saw coming.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2023

DeChambeau’s final stroke of the round yielded a par, and he departed the interview area again without addressing print and digital media, speaking only to the Golf Channel and other PGA Tour partners.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2021

I had always accompanied Teodora Ricci on these occasions; and I now determined to put the final stroke to our friendship by acting as usual.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second by Gozzi, Count Carlo