cap (off)

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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  • Alajuelense returned the favor, beating LAFC 2-1 at BMO Stadium a week later, but that wasn’t enough to prevent the Black & Gold from continuing on the road to finishing runners-up to León.
    Josh Gross, Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Legislators craft viral moments for television and social media, sharpen partisan talking points and prepare for the next race long before the current term is finished.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
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  • Girls state titles were crowned last week at the Alamodome.
    American-Statesman staff, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Japan has won it three times (2006, 2009, and 2023), while the United States was crowned champion in 2017 and the Dominican Republic in 2013.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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  • The Ducks completed a nine-game homestand, splitting the last four after winning the first five.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • How to achieve blurred nails Once her prep is complete, Novakovic completes her blurred nails using two thin coats of Manucurist Active Blur.
    Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
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  • Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Geologists concluded that the boulders formed over four million years as calcite built up around an organic core, which also caused the rocks' striking cracks to form over time.
    Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
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  • Montana State outscored Idaho 13-3 down the stretch, culminating with a 3-pointer from Johnson with 54 seconds left that cut the Vandals’ lead to 58-57.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Anthropic’s high-profile fight with the Department of Defense over where to draw the lines of ethical AI use in warfare, which culminated in the company suing the Pentagon today, also kicked off late last month in the days leading up to the start of the war.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Cap (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap%20%28off%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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