cap (off)

verb

Definition of cap (off)next
as in to finish
to bring to a triumphant conclusion capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cap (off)
  1. finish
  2. crown
  3. complete
  4. conclude
  5. culminate
Verb
  • The three major averages all finished yesterday’s session in the red.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Valkyries won seven of eight to finish the regular season and have now beaten Dallas in all four 2026 meetings.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of finish
Verb
  • Only the dark bodies of container ships, crowned with blinking lights, massed along the sea’s horizon, as solid as a wall.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The expansion comes months after the restaurant was crowned the city’s best soul food in a CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice poll.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of crown
Verb
  • Landscape architect Nathan Browning completed the picture, enveloping the property in a canopy of palms and shaping its garden and pool into a lush, secluded retreat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Of the 87 groups that reached the competition, only six completed the course.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of complete
Verb
  • The fourth concluded with Willis’ second costly lost fumble in two weeks, after Dallas Turner beat Austin Jackson.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' 2022 review of fetal awareness concluded that pain perception requires an integrated network of neural connections.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of conclude
Verb
  • Wide, pale pink, satin ribbons were threaded loosely throughout the dress, culminating in bows at the shoulders.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Their bye week consisted of wild-card watch parties, batting practice, live pitching — from a long list of arms on Wednesday, especially — and an open workout Thursday that culminated in a scrimmage.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of culminate
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“Cap (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap%20%28off%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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