capstone
noun
cap·stone
ˈkap-ˌstōn 
1
: a coping stone : coping
2
: the high point : crowning achievement
the capstone of her career
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Examples of capstone in a Sentence
her election as the state's first woman governor was a capstone of a long political career
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The labor action comes at a critical time in the academic year, as classes end and capstone projects, finals and grading are ahead — work in which union members play a key role.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
The four designed the product as part of their senior capstone in the university’s Whiting School of Engineering, under the sponsorship of Stanley Black and Decker, the world’s largest tool company with $15.8 billion in annual sales.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 18 May 2024
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
The four designed the product as part of their senior capstone in the university’s Whiting School of Engineering, under the sponsorship of Stanley Black and Decker, the world’s largest tool company with $15.8 billion in annual sales.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 18 May 2024
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“Capstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capstone. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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