capped

verb

past tense of cap
as in limited
to set bounds or an upper limit for the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil

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Recent Examples of capped Features and series can draw up to PHP7 million ($113,000), with documentaries and shorts capped at PHP3 million ($48,000). — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 The first round of October Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four days. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2026 On the ensuing drive, Pitt marched down the field, as running back La'Vell Wright capped a seven-play, 75-yard drive that lasted 2 1/2 minutes with a 1-yard touchdown run, putting Pitt back ahead 17-14. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Arts Gowanus worked with the city to negotiate more than 100 affordable art studios in new-development buildings, with annual rent increases capped at no more than 2 percent. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026 Dallas fell behind 27-0 in the second quarter, capped by a 64-yard pick-six off quarterback Dak Prescott. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 The entry fee is a $100 donation to Talarico’s senate campaign, and the show will be capped at 500 people. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026 The event, televised by dozens of channels across Serbia, capped a week of Vucic touring towns and villages in an apparent bid to shore up his popularity that's been shaken after almost two years of sustained anti-government protests. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 The victory not only capped an undefeated season for Boise State, but is often considered one of the greatest college football games of all time. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capped
  1. limited
  2. restricted
  3. tightened
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  • This includes — but is not limited to — professors, scholars, research assistants, students, teachers, au pairs and camp counselors.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers view the method as a starting point for further investigations rather than a solution limited to the reduction reactions already demonstrated.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of limited
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  • Uganda had temporarily restricted non-essential travel across its border with the DRC after most of its cases were imported from the country.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But Goldschmidt, still looking for a championship, was one of three Yankees who were restricted to first base or DH this year, joining García and Ben Rice.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of restricted
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  • Widdecombe’s slaying renewed concerns over security for politicians, which has been tightened in the past decade after two lawmakers were murdered.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Chinese authorities have tightened their grip on the media, the legal profession, and civil society, limiting the space for Chinese citizens to discuss mounting social woes and extinguishing emerging calls for deeper political reform.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of tightened

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“Capped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capped. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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