clinch
to confirm or settle a matter conclusively, or to secure a victory or deal
Word origin: A variant of clench, from Old English beclencan, to hold fast.
Clinch in a sentence
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The final presentation helped her clinch the contract she had been pursuing for months.
A single piece of testimony clinched the case the prosecution had built over weeks.
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Modern editors have softened many passages that earlier audiences accepted without protest, finding blank what their grandparents had regarded as merely robust and good-humored.
Using “clinch” well
Clinch means to settle a matter conclusively or to secure a deal or victory. The sense is of finally locking something into place.
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