as in pinnacle
the highest part or point
her election as the state's first woman governor was a capstone of a long political career
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Recent Examples of capstone
Across the street from Oak Lawn Place is another capstone for Cox, Resource Center Health, a 20,000-square-foot health care clinic and food pantry that opened in 2025 for the LGBTQ community.
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Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
In 2017, Dellal, then a mechanical engineering student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, helped create a sustainable, cost-effective system for deicing roofs and gutters as part of a class capstone project.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
After being invited by Gregg Talcott to attend the service leadership camp hosted by Humanity Launch, Opland knew that her love of community service would be the best fit for her capstone project.
—Samantha Laurey, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 30 Jan. 2026
On paper, 2026 could have been a triumphant capstone on the governor’s two terms — and Tuesday’s State of the State address could have been his final to-do list to the Legislature.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
In 2017, Dellal, then a mechanical engineering student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, helped create a sustainable, cost-effective system for deicing roofs and gutters as part of a class capstone project.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
After being invited by Gregg Talcott to attend the service leadership camp hosted by Humanity Launch, Opland knew that her love of community service would be the best fit for her capstone project.
—Samantha Laurey, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 30 Jan. 2026
On paper, 2026 could have been a triumphant capstone on the governor’s two terms — and Tuesday’s State of the State address could have been his final to-do list to the Legislature.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capstone
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This year your creativity, zest and desire for life are at a pinnacle.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
17 Mar. 2026
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It was transformed into a 125-unit luxury condo by 2002, the pinnacle of which is a quadplex with an 80-foot stainless-steel slide, a rock wall, and a rope swing.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026
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As Joachim Trier stood on the Dolby Theatre stage, clutching Norway’s first Academy Award, the moment marked the culmination of a decades-long national project — built patiently, deliberately and with oil money turned into cultural capital.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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The game was the culmination of a weekend’s worth of events.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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This cycle has reached its zenith in Netanyahu’s latest and greatest gamble.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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This electrifying combo of documentary and concert film showcases the King of Rock 'n' Roll at his creative zenith during his 1970s Las Vegas residency and early '70s tours, and more importantly showcases Presley in all of his jumpsuited splendor, as both cultural icon and cool guy.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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The result was a 9-1 thumping by the Hurricanes that started the Panthers’ 6-11-0 spiral that dropped them from playoff contention and also triggered Carolina’s 12-game point streak that vaulted the team to the top of the Eastern Conference standings.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Lale Esquivel’s solo homer led off the top of sixth inning where the Mustangs scored 5 times.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Betty, attempting to paper over her unthinkable loss, dresses Laura in her daughter’s clothes, gives her her daughter’s place at family meals, has her daughter’s bike fixed to Laura’s height.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy Arborists work in a world of extreme heights and life-or-death consequences every day.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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In 2025, Baltimore's cherry blossoms reached peak bloom between March 30 and April 2, though the period was cut short due to severe storms.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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In New York City, the collapse hasn’t been so dire; production has reached roughly 50 percent of its mid-2000s apex, according to one analysis.—
M. Nolan Gray,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Wallace's murder shocked viewers and served as the emotional apex of the show's first season, thanks to Jordan's moving performance.—
Ken Simmons,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Capstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capstone. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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