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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And there has to be the desire to try it again, one more time, to capitalize on the capstone of James’ career, that title in Cleveland for Cleveland.
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Some broke through early in life and kept getting noticed, peaking in their final chapters—a late-in-life capstone to a monumental life.
—CBS News, 6 June 2024
The film is going to be kind of a life and career capstone.
—David Marchese, New York Times, 1 June 2024
The vote also is a capstone for John Hess, 70, whose father founded the company almost a century ago.
—Mitchell Ferman, Fortune, 28 May 2024
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Some broke through early in life and kept getting noticed, peaking in their final chapters—a late-in-life capstone to a monumental life.
—CBS News, 6 June 2024
The film is going to be kind of a life and career capstone.
—David Marchese, New York Times, 1 June 2024
The vote also is a capstone for John Hess, 70, whose father founded the company almost a century ago.
—Mitchell Ferman, Fortune, 28 May 2024
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“Capstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capstone. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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