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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Verb
  • If one or more teams are level at the end of the group stage, their finishing position will be determined by points obtained in the matches between the sides in question, not goal difference, like at the World Cup.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • France finished the group stage as the winner of A2, posting four wins, one draw, and one loss.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • Westford Academy senior Ryan Kyle set the bar early, crowning himself state champion with a new state record, 51.72, in the 400-meter hurdles.
    Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 6 June 2025
  • The last two teams standing in the double-elimination bracket compete in a best-of-three showdown that crowns the national champion.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Dart completed 117 passes for 1,353 yards and nine touchdowns.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • The Orange County Transportation Authority, which oversees the rail corridor there, recently completed emergency repairs to a rock revetment that protects the tracks from coastal erosion.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Bowling Green concludes the regular season November 25 at UMass, the team’s only trip outside the region, though like the other 11 games is in the Eastern Time Zone.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • That opinion echoed what previous official inquiries had concluded.
    Sarah Bedford, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • The culminating 1950s dance in the school gym gets into high-energy flapping hoop skirt territory.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
  • The festival culminates with the city’s Pride Parade on June 7 and a massive rally and march from the Lincoln Memorial to the U.S. Capitol on June 8.
    Susan Miller, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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“Cap (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap%20%28off%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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