capped (off)

past tense of cap (off)
as in finished
to bring to a triumphant conclusion capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout

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Verb
  • Even in Wednesday’s win, the Heat’s starting group finished as a negative.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Panthers, with three freshmen and two sophomores playing major roles, finished 22-4.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The 100-pound-force (lbf) Frenzy 6 prototype completed its first engine test in September, advancing the company’s effort to develop affordable propulsion systems for the US military.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Conservation Fund has completed its largest farmland acquisition — 298 acres in the Charlotte region, a deal that prevents suburban sprawl while securing a path to land ownership for a local farming family.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • The unrest culminated in rioting and looting over the weekend, with officials estimating that the damages could be worth hundreds of millions of euros.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • All of these opportunities culminated into Gibson’s most significant commission of the period, Rites of Passage, the sculpture for MTSU’s 75th anniversary celebration in 1986.
    — The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • Many fans left a can of Miller Lite at the Uecker statue after the Brewers were crowned World Series champions, a nod to his series of commercials for the beer company in the 1980s.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Each of the bed’s four posts is crowned with a castle-like turret and metal starburst spire.
    — Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • The statement said development work could continue on the property once the court proceedings have concluded.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Scrutiny is also mounting of Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which continued last night; a UN commission concluded on Monday that these attacks constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Capped (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capped%20%28off%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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