as in pills
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
I prefer to take my medicine as caps rather than in liquid form
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as in hats
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out
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as in limits
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive
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as in restricts
to set bounds or an upper limit for
the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil
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Recent Examples of caps
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Democrats want to preserve those subsidies and caps on out-of-pocket expenses.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Under the new system, miners will be entitled to ship up to 18,125 tons of cobalt for the rest of 2025, with annual caps of 96,600 tonnes in 2026 and 2027.
—semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Accessories include caps and sneakers.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Such caps on expenses have a recent precedent.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Institutions serving more lower-income and first-generation students may be especially exposed if families hit caps and cannot bridge gaps without federal protections, potentially widening access inequities.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
GoPro supplies a pair of lens caps for the Max 2 that fit snuggly over each lens and have a small tab on them to make removing them easier.
—Craig Wilson, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
All four players were wearing Utah shirts and caps in the picture that was posted to Carmichael’s Instagram story.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2025
Eli Cahan, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2025
The federal government caps new H-1B visas to 65,000, with an additional 20,000 visas for people who have earned a master’s degree or higher from an American higher education institution.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
Each year, Congress caps the number of new visas at 85,000, a number far below demand.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Devotees say the value comes from the scarcity, as bitcoin’s algorithm caps the supply at 21 million digital coins.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The tracklist announcement caps off a nostalgic and playful rollout that has fans buzzing.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The title caps a dominating season that saw the squad sweep both of its playoff series after winning a league-leading 81 regular season games.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Almost all of these skull caps date back to the Late Cretaceous, when pachycephalosaurs were already established across the Northern Hemisphere, obscuring the group’s early evolution.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
London Calling caps off an especially big year for Duhamel, who also had successes with Netflix's new hit series Ransom Canyon and the film Off the Grid.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
Tech industry leaders, meanwhile, have long pushed for higher H-1B caps, citing demand for high-skilled talent that exceeds the domestic supply.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Democrats want to preserve those subsidies and caps on out-of-pocket expenses.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Under the new system, miners will be entitled to ship up to 18,125 tons of cobalt for the rest of 2025, with annual caps of 96,600 tonnes in 2026 and 2027.
—semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Accessories include caps and sneakers.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Such caps on expenses have a recent precedent.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Institutions serving more lower-income and first-generation students may be especially exposed if families hit caps and cannot bridge gaps without federal protections, potentially widening access inequities.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
GoPro supplies a pair of lens caps for the Max 2 that fit snuggly over each lens and have a small tab on them to make removing them easier.
—Craig Wilson, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
All four players were wearing Utah shirts and caps in the picture that was posted to Carmichael’s Instagram story.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Federal law caps the amount that the HHS inspector general can fine for EMTALA violations, an agency spokesperson said.
—Eli Cahan, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2025
The federal government caps new H-1B visas to 65,000, with an additional 20,000 visas for people who have earned a master’s degree or higher from an American higher education institution.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
Each year, Congress caps the number of new visas at 85,000, a number far below demand.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Devotees say the value comes from the scarcity, as bitcoin’s algorithm caps the supply at 21 million digital coins.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The tracklist announcement caps off a nostalgic and playful rollout that has fans buzzing.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The title caps a dominating season that saw the squad sweep both of its playoff series after winning a league-leading 81 regular season games.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Almost all of these skull caps date back to the Late Cretaceous, when pachycephalosaurs were already established across the Northern Hemisphere, obscuring the group’s early evolution.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
London Calling caps off an especially big year for Duhamel, who also had successes with Netflix's new hit series Ransom Canyon and the film Off the Grid.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caps
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The agreement limits their ability to speak publicly about the tragedy and their efforts to hold the company accountable.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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This change in direction via additional photography likely limits the overall role of Andor star Joplin Sibtain, who plays Billy Bufford, an investigator for Oregon State Police’s Internal Affairs.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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What’s not okay is the hypocrisy of backing forceful legislation that restricts what people, trans and otherwise, can do with their own bodies.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Constitution restricts presidents to two terms in office.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Caps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caps. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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