plural capos
: a movable bar attached to the fingerboard of a fretted instrument to uniformly raise the pitch of all the strings
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
David Faris: Last week, FCC capo Brendan Carr urged TV stations to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s show for his comments about the grotesque killing of far-right influencer Charlie Kirk.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The show follows mafia capo, Dwight, 25 years after he’s released from prison, building a new crew after realizing his mob family doesn’t have his best interests.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
While this marks the end of a 17-year arrangement that was originally brokered by former Turner Sports capo David Levy, TNT will continue to serve as a generator of digital content for the NBA via its Bleacher Report and House of Highlights properties.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
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Noun
According to Philly Voice, tensions came to a head in 1993, when Stanfa's men shot and injured Merlino and killed his reputed capo, Michael Ciancaglini.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
David Faris: Last week, FCC capo Brendan Carr urged TV stations to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s show for his comments about the grotesque killing of far-right influencer Charlie Kirk.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The show follows mafia capo, Dwight, 25 years after he’s released from prison, building a new crew after realizing his mob family doesn’t have his best interests.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
While this marks the end of a 17-year arrangement that was originally brokered by former Turner Sports capo David Levy, TNT will continue to serve as a generator of digital content for the NBA via its Bleacher Report and House of Highlights properties.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
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“Capo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capo. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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