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cap (off)

verb

Definition of cap (off)

as in to finish

to bring to a triumphant conclusion capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout

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City finished 17 points behind Chelsea when Chelsea won their most recent title, and maybe after a while that inculcates a sense of shakiness, or not-quite-worthiness.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The Kansas City Royals finished Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays without one of their key offensive contributors.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of finish

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Landry was crowned Miss USA in 1996, taking on the crown from predecessor Shanna Moakler.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
Here the part of Mark Antony was played by a European journalist, who with the session’s first question attempted to crown Malkovich with an Oscar winner’s laurels six months ahead of schedule.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of crown

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Even after California erased a 14-point lead in Week 1, UCLA answered with 21 unanswered points to complete a 45-24 drubbing.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The first phase is expected to be completed in 2029 and will bring together at least 3,000 employees.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of complete

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Your essay concludes with a reflection on the financial difficulties that come with working in print journalism.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
German officials said police findings, intelligence information and the methods used in the attack led Berlin to conclude Russia was responsible.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of conclude

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Crafted from the finest, lightest tweed, the dress—chosen by stylist Ramona Tabita—features a sumptuous knotted structure that opens into a generous back neckline and culminates in a majestic train that skims the red carpet.

— Giacomo Aricò, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026
After a yearlong investigation that culminated in a 35-page summary report from the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the league brought down the hammer on the Clippers on Wednesday.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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