as in pinnacle
the highest part or point
her election as the state's first woman governor was a capstone of a long political career
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Recent Examples of capstone
The Santa Monica location is in the capstone mall of the Third Street Promenade shopping district, an area that has seen waning fortunes since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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James Powel, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
After that, participants work on a capstone project of their own choice such as being an artist, own a studio or run a label.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
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.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 26 July 2025
This video details the creation of the Dingo, a low-cost robot quadruped designed and built by Alexander Calvert and Nathan Ferguson as a capstone engineering project for the bachelor of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at Monash University.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 16 June 2023
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James Powel, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
After that, participants work on a capstone project of their own choice such as being an artist, own a studio or run a label.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
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.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 26 July 2025
This video details the creation of the Dingo, a low-cost robot quadruped designed and built by Alexander Calvert and Nathan Ferguson as a capstone engineering project for the bachelor of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at Monash University.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 16 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capstone
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Knowing Thursday could be the pinnacle at Ballhalla this season only made the moment more savory.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Aston Martin has, as noted, pushed its cars decidedly upmarket, and this pinnacle offering now competes, in price and power, directly with vehicles such as the $504,000 Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider while coming in well above the Bentley Continental GTC, which starts at $336,000.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
3 Sep. 2025
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Tres, his sexy, 16-seat counter-dining restaurant in a basement warehouse in Rotterdam, is the culmination of that boundless curiosity.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The indictments are the culmination of a weeks-long investigation by the Texas Rangers, Johnson County judge Christopher Boedeker told WFAA.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Aug. 2025
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These continued every few days for the better part of the next year, one Bowyer would look back on as a personal and professional zenith.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Current Reader staff considers 2002 to be the paper’s zenith — when the weekly page count was 52 on average.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Mustangs finished top of the board in the 2024 regular season before losing out to Penn State in its first playoff game and finishing with an 11-3 record overall.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Aug. 2025
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Based on the 500 Nuova, this car features an extended roof that can be removed, similar to a soft targa top.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Heeled mules are the ideal way to take both your style and your feet (literally) to new heights.—
Amber Cardullo,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Recently, however, both teams have elevated themselves to greater heights.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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This is still above the nationwide median sale price—but far below the peak of $650,000 reached in the city in 2022.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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During peak times, trades can take minutes and cost more than $30, which is untenable for both retail users and professional traders.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sharks’ teeth are central to their ecological success, and as apex predators, sharks are important for the overall health of marine ecosystems, Baum said.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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In the dense forests of Thailand, spotting an apex predator is a rare sight.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Capstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capstone. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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