cap (off)

as in to finish
to bring to a triumphant conclusion capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout

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Verb
  • After recording the second out of the inning, the right-hander was unable to finish the frame.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Both judges advised Elaine to finish her movements completely.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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  • Unlike the Panthère—crowned the it girl watch of the 2020s—or the Tank Française, with its royal pedigree, the Demoiselle remained overlooked.
    Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk was also a former beauty queen, having been crowned Miss Arizona USA in 2012.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Chambliss has completed 19 of 25 passes for 319 yards in his first start since transferring from the Division II level.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Renovation of the west wing, which includes the dining hall, kitchen and clinic offices, was completed over the summer.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • Amazon Prime Video’s six-part thriller concluded with an ending that cannonballed into new territory and paddled swiftly away from the ending of Michelle Frances’ 2017 novel of the same name.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Trump was right again in concluding that the Federal Reserve has been too late in responding to the deterioration of the job market.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • The tension proved as formidable as the hurricane, culminating in the final singles match between Germany’s Bernhard Langer and American Hale Irwin.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • After this declaration, the diplomatic dominoes fell in rapid succession; other Arab states joined what became known as the Abraham Accords, culminating in a signing ceremony at the White House one month later.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Cap (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap%20%28off%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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