as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
I prefer to take my medicine as caps rather than in liquid form
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as in hat
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out
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as in limit
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive
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as in to limit
to set bounds or an upper limit for
the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil
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Recent Examples of cap
Jordan Novet,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Yeah, does that cap ever go down?
—Doug Dunbar, CBS News, 13 June 2026
CBS News, 11 June 2026
Rental application fees, including background checks, would be capped at $50 unless the actual cost is higher, and the landlord would pay the upfront cost before billing the tenant.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
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Noun
At the end of its first day of trading, Facebook was worth about $100 billion, or one-twentieth SpaceX’s current market cap.
—Jordan Novet,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 June 2026
Yeah, does that cap ever go down?
—Doug Dunbar, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Verb
The Cubs added two more runs in the fifth, Bregman hit his sixth homer in the seventh, and Carson Kelly capped the scoring with a solo shot, his third, in the eighth.
—CBS News, 11 June 2026
Rental application fees, including background checks, would be capped at $50 unless the actual cost is higher, and the landlord would pay the upfront cost before billing the tenant.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cap
Noun
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Does that mean two pills in one sitting?—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Deputies said Silva Cruz was in possession of a Diazepam pill, methamphetamine, and a glass pipe with methamphetamine residue when she was arrested.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Nearly every Giant who saw the field wore the cap, but three Giants inscribed a message on their hats, while one player avoided the Pride cap entirely.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Folarin Balogun is now the second US player to score more than once in a World Cup match, after Bert Patenaude – who happened to score the World Cup’s first-ever hat-trick in the inaugural 1930 edition … against Paraguay, so less.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Suction lids turn any bowl into a storage container.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Use containers with tight-fitting lids to prevent spills in case they are knocked over.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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The Athletic has been told that is influenced by strict limits, regulated by the communications services watchdog OFCOM, on how many adverts and how many total minutes of advertising ITV can show.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Jackson himself sued Jones in February, alleging Jones' leadership committee, set up through his office, was exempt from the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Act, which sets limits on campaign contributions.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The policy says students within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools retain First Amendment rights while also outlining circumstances the school can restrict speech deemed disruptive.—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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Though Laurel Cove is intentionally and naturally restricted in size by its venue, the message of the festival is extending far beyond its Kentucky confines today.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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The situation gets even worse once Bonnie’s concerned parents try to connect their daughter with friends by buying her a Lilypad, a child-appropriate smart tablet in frog-like casing, voiced with slappably perky self-satisfaction by Greta Lee.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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When family dinners are interrupted by smartphone dings or kids glued to their tablets, Sada Garibay and other experts noted, some of the benefits of the family dinner can be diminished.—
Elise Haulund,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Officers in riot helmets and gas masks formed a line at the front doors of the store, at one point appearing to fire tear gas to disperse the crowd.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Your surprise appearance at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, without the helmet, set off a global buzz.—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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On top of that, Folarin Balogun, 24, became the first American player since 1930 to score multiple goals in a World Cup match.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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How Blue Light Blocking Contact Lenses Work Blue light filtering contacts use specialized materials built into the lens itself, not a coating added on top.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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“Cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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