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
  • Once baked, finish the casserole with plenty of shredded Gruyère cheese on top.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2025
  • The updates — which are being completed by the National Park Service and funded by the Trust for the National Mall — are expected to be finished by mid-August 2025.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 23 July 2025
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  • Strange New Worlds, a new drag superstar is crowned on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Transplant wraps up its four-season run, and more.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 July 2025
  • And if that’s not enough, Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega, two architects of modern wrestling, face off once more, this time to crown a unified champion.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • Investigators are seeking permission to exchange information between the police department and medical examiner's office to complete the work.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
  • She was joined by Schuman, who appeared as her legal representative and asserted Brown was unable to complete paperwork or receive messages left over the phone, the complaint says.
    Julia Marnin July 11, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The court concluded the precise wording of the promise did not satisfy the technical requirements of a doctrine known as promissory estoppel.
    Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
  • Shaffer and his colleagues have concluded the bird hitched back-to-back rides on a garbage truck, taking advantage of the low-effort form of transportation to reach a destination filled with tasty food scraps.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • What begins as a quiet rebellion erupts into a viral citywide strike, culminating in a daring heist.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 July 2025
  • The forward-looking entails thinking about the progress of AI on a year-by-year basis, starting now and culminating in arriving at AGI in 2040.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
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“Cap (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap%20%28off%29. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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