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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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After Keira Barry’s free kick attempt hit off the post, Girelli broke the deadlock in the 89th minute, finishing the rebound for the winner.

— Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Haaland joined Manchester City in 2022 and has finished as the Premier League's top scorer in three of his four seasons with the club.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of finish

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The playoffs culminate with next week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta -- where the winner of that tournament among a surviving field of 30 golfers will be crowned FedEx Cup champ.

— Greg Cote August 23, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
Formula 1 will race in the Netherlands this weekend after a monthlong summer break, with 12 races left to crown a world champion in the 2026 season.

— Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of crown

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The deal with Porsche will be effective once the Indian software giant completes the acquisition of MHP, which employs around 4,500 people.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Forward Romain Esse had been nearing a move to Club Brugge but that deal has not been completed.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of complete

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This concludes a much more low-key episode than the pilot but one that keeps its characters in full view while nudging each mystery carefully forward.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Any doubts over whether that deal would be concluded would have been banished as soon as Riad was taken off.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of conclude

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The two-day motorsports event, which culminates in Sunday's marquee 250-mile race, is the first IndyCar race to take place in the nation's capital.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
His meteoric rise ultimately puts him in the sights of Brazil’s Federal Police, culminating in a major operation that brings his empire crashing down, all before the age of 17.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

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