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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The event served as a capstone to a week of services and a call to action.
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Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The homegoing will serve as a capstone to a week of services held across the country.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Her posthumous album with Nomad War Machine is a celebration of the vertiginous possibility of life, and a capstone on a career that took none of it for granted.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
Across the street from Oak Lawn Place is another capstone for Cox, Resource Center Health, a 20,000-square-foot health care clinic and food pantry that opened in 2025 for the LGBTQ community.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The homegoing will serve as a capstone to a week of services held across the country.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Her posthumous album with Nomad War Machine is a celebration of the vertiginous possibility of life, and a capstone on a career that took none of it for granted.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
Across the street from Oak Lawn Place is another capstone for Cox, Resource Center Health, a 20,000-square-foot health care clinic and food pantry that opened in 2025 for the LGBTQ community.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Capstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capstone. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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