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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  • Northwestern recruit Nolan Ramoley went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI for Brother Rice (21-9, 11-2), while Purdue Northwest commit Treylan Webster finished 2-for-4 with a double and a run.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026
  • Denver finished 12-2 that season, reaching its first playoff game since the franchise’s founding.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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  • Santa Margarita didn’t crown an individual champion for the boys or girls.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
  • In December, Purrazzo defeated Billie Starkz to be crowned the champion and has held the title ever since.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • The Hoosiers’ win completed one of the greatest turnaround stories in sports history.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • The first phase of Founder’s Square, including 70 apartments, was completed in the town center at 50 Broad St, McMahon said.
    Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
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  • But on the flip side, some studies conclude that CODAs learn from playing interpreter at a young age to communicate better personally and professionally later in life, and may grow up endowed with special talents for conveying and reading facial expressions and gestures.
    Bob Brody, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
  • The Supreme Court paved the way for the phenomenon in a series of rulings, concluding that political spending is free speech.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
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  • The fixation leads her down a rabbit hole culminating in the revelation of shocking secrets.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 May 2026
  • The series is coming to an end, culminating in a special later this year.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 7 May 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 May. 2026.

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