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Armageddon |
according to the New Testament, the place where the final, decisive conflict between good and evil will be fought. [2 definitions] |
beating |
a decisive defeat. [1/3 definitions] |
clincher |
a decisive or final point, fact, or statement to persuade someone, as in arguing or selling. [1/3 definitions] |
coup de grāce |
blow of mercy (French); a death blow or any finishing or decisive stroke or event. |
crisis |
the point or moment just prior to a decisive and critical change. [1/2 definitions] |
crucial |
of decisive importance; critical. |
demonstrative |
providing proof; decisive. [1/5 definitions] |
fatal |
having clear or decisive importance; fateful. [1/4 definitions] |
final |
not to be changed; decisive. [1/4 definitions] |
finality |
something conclusive or decisive, such as an act or verbal expression. [1/2 definitions] |
finished |
fated or subject to decisive downfall, ruin, or death. [1/4 definitions] |
massacre |
(informal) a decisive defeat, as in a game or sport. [1/4 definitions] |
moment of truth |
any critical or decisive moment of testing, encounter, discovery, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
shoot-out |
a violent or decisive confrontation. [1/2 definitions] |
the last straw |
the final, decisive defeat, failure, indignity, burden, or the like that causes collapse, exhaustion, the losing of one's temper, or the like. |
the straw that broke the camel's back |
the final, decisive defeat, failure, indignity, burden, or the like that causes collapse, exhaustion, the losing of one's temper, or the like. |
turning point |
a moment when a decisive change occurs. [1/2 definitions] |
ultimate |
decisive. [1/9 definitions] |
victory |
the final, decisive defeat of an enemy in a battle, war, or contest. [1/2 definitions] |
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