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 shooting took place near 2nd Street and Colorado Avenue near Santa Monica Place, the capstone mall of the Third Street Promenade shopping district, Public Information Officer Lt. Lewis Gilmour said in an email to USA TODAY.
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James Powel, USA Today, 25 June 2025
James’ course culminates in a capstone project in which students will showcase their ability to synthesize AI tools, curriculum design and ethical principles to enhance student success and equity in the classroom.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
Game 7 will also be a capstone to a years-long drive by the league to make this kind of scenario possible.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 June 2025
This latest result is a capstone to those earlier measurements: the collaboration’s final measurement gives a value of 0.001165920705 for g−2, consistent with previous results but with a remarkable precision of 127 parts per billion.
—Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American, 8 June 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 25 June 2025
James’ course culminates in a capstone project in which students will showcase their ability to synthesize AI tools, curriculum design and ethical principles to enhance student success and equity in the classroom.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
Game 7 will also be a capstone to a years-long drive by the league to make this kind of scenario possible.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 June 2025
This latest result is a capstone to those earlier measurements: the collaboration’s final measurement gives a value of 0.001165920705 for g−2, consistent with previous results but with a remarkable precision of 127 parts per billion.
—Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capstone
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However, instead of reaching their professional pinnacle of success, many of them have accrued 47% of the nation’s outstanding student loan debt.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The experience gets even better with a group of friends, and reaches its pinnacle in the Florida Keys, where personal watercraft, thanks to their swiftness, agility, and minimal draft, are ideal vessels to explore the pristine, and often shallow waters.—
Jeremy Korzeniewski,
Robb Report,
12 July 2025
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These few minutes with the whale sharks are the culmination of a year’s planning, a gigantic logistical effort to shadow a giant.—
Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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The case was the culmination of a 16-year fight by an Idaho couple who sought only to build a home on their own property.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 July 2025
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Some shows in the U.S. later in the year might be about the zenith of anything that anybody ever imagined really.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
16 July 2025
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More than 100 years after the Italian composer reached the zenith of his theatrical powers, Puccini still pries open the human heart with his intense — and intensely orchestrated — music.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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As luck had it, there was room in the script for a new character and Bad Bunny was top of mind.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
22 July 2025
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That sense of positivity was further built during Euro qualifying earlier this year, as Italy finished top of their group ahead of the Netherlands, who won the competition in 2017.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Residents can check wave height predictions by viewing the NWS Great Lakes Portal, which updates wave heights, wind gusts and air temperature forecasts.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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Ocean measurements showed wave heights of only 10 t0 14 feet -- relatively small for an earthquake of this size.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
30 July 2025
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What time will the August full moon peak in Nashville?—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
31 July 2025
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The project’s peak cost was estimated to be over $60 million for the first phase.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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At the apex of the civil-rights movement—after the assassination of John F. Kennedy but before that of Martin Luther King, Jr.—it was clear that legal equality, though hard-won, would not be enough.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Though Drake was listed as the apex of the experience, Lauryn Hill and Vybz Kartel ensured that fans walked away with memories that would last a lifetime.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
24 July 2025
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“Capstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capstone. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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