as in to decide
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
the rain clinched the matter: we would have the party indoors
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Recent Examples of clinch
Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
This Rams had earned the home field advantage after clinching the NFC West regular-season title.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The win moves UConn’s record to 6-3, 6-1 at home, and clinches bowl eligibility for the program’s second time in three years under coach Jim Mora.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2024
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As of market close on Monday, the S&P 500 was up just 0.92% since Nov. 5 — the day Trump clinched a second term in the White House and set off a stock market rally.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025
This Rams had earned the home field advantage after clinching the NFC West regular-season title.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
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However, Perez might have gotten a little overconfident with his clinch work, leaving his head and neck available while shooting a double leg takedown in the third run.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The win moves UConn’s record to 6-3, 6-1 at home, and clinches bowl eligibility for the program’s second time in three years under coach Jim Mora.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2024
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Those next two games will decide who's going to Super Bowl LIX on February 9.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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The new leadership at the S.E.C. is likely to decide on rules that could significantly increase the value of Ethereum, Bitcoin and tokens at World Liberty Financial.Karen Yourish, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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In full Mummers Parade regalia, Kelce has a heart-to-heart with Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field — and gives it a hug.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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In a backstage shot, Jackman gave Foster a sweet hug.Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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His father was a research scientist for the Department of Agriculture, and his peripatetic family lived in the plains states, the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast before settling in Alexandria, Virginia, where Lynch attended high school.Chris Morris, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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Wakil, who was born in Syria and raised in Venezuela before settling in Miami more than a decade ago, was a rags to riches businessman who profited from his corrupt contracts with the Venezuelan government, U.S. authorities say.Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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An embrace of the real world does not mean abandoning the digital one.Olof Schybergson, Fortune Asia, 8 Jan. 2025
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And yet, the power of the presidential pardon, based on the embrace of the concepts of mercy and amnesty, essentially guarantees that, in fact, a select few are actually not held accountable for crimes they have been found guilty of.Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Additional factors which can determine a sentence such as whether a weapon was used or the quantity of drugs trafficked or money stolen were not released to the Herald per Florida laws.Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The consistent criticism of the Bears' process has been team ownership does not trust its football leadership to determine a coach.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Hanging on to some portion of their land and its advantages gives the Agua Caliente a foothold to rebuild and fight back.Michael Albertus, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images/Anadolu via Getty Images Avian influenza has a grip on dairy herds in California, a few people have fallen seriously ill in North America and researchers have found that a single mutation could give the virus a better foothold in a person's upper airways.Will Stone, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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One of the greatest sports cars to ever bear the Shelby name is about to go up for grabs.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
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Bloomberg noted that acquiring TikTok could also be a powerful data grab to supercharge xAI.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
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The wounds may be deep, but there's hope—perhaps for the first time in a generation—that El Salvador can find its footing.Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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While the official figures often draw skepticism, government economists insist that the economy has regained its footing.Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Clinch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinch. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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