capstone
noun
cap·stone
ˈkap-ˌstōn 
1
: a coping stone : coping
2
: the high point : crowning achievement
the capstone of her career
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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For baseball fans across the country, outfielder Ichiro Suzuki’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend is the capstone to a storied career of broken records.
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Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 26 July 2025
The accord was the capstone of the three-day visit of President Emmanuel Macron of France to Britain.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The inaugural Vanity Fair Oscar party, held in March 1994, would be the capstone of this latest reinvention of E. Graydon Carter.
—Michael Grynbaum, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
The establishment of the holiday was the capstone of initiatives during the racial reckoning.
—Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
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Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 26 July 2025
The accord was the capstone of the three-day visit of President Emmanuel Macron of France to Britain.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The inaugural Vanity Fair Oscar party, held in March 1994, would be the capstone of this latest reinvention of E. Graydon Carter.
—Michael Grynbaum, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
The establishment of the holiday was the capstone of initiatives during the racial reckoning.
—Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for capstone
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“Capstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capstone. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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