capped

past tense of cap

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of capped The Park Hill High School product’s winning hit in the 10th inning drove in two, lifted the Royals to a 7-6 victory and capped a wild night of back-and-forth baseball. Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026 Abreu’s shot off Garrett Cleavinger (2-3) capped a four-run inning that wiped out a 6-3 deficit. ABC News, 18 July 2026 Two groups later, Burns capped off an astonishing birdie-birdie-birdie finish when the American holed out from a greenside bunker for his 62 on the par-70 Royal Birkdale links. Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The Sharks play seven of their 15 games in October at home, capped by a three-game homestand against the Buffalo Sabres, the Vancouver Canucks and a Halloween day game against the Ottawa Senators. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 But even then, the international use will soon be capped at 30 days per trip, down from 60, requiring customers to head back to their home country or lose access. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 July 2026 The Gérard Bertrand lunch—six courses of biodynamic Languedoc, $175 per person, inside Jacques restaurant, capped at 40 guests—debuted on Oceania Allura in 2025 and reaches the rest of the fleet through 2026. Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 All German chancellors after Angela Merkel have faced rock-bottom approval ratings, capped by Merz’s historic unpopularity, and Merkel herself has faced a damning reappraisal of her tenure after leaving. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026 Kurt and Wyatt capped off their busy February 2026 with a visit to the top of the Empire State Building. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capped
Verb
  • Four competing World Cup nations — Iran, Haiti, Senegal and Ivory Coast — are under travel bans, meaning fans were limited in their travel.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Miami right-hander Sandy Alcantara limited the Brewers to one run and three hits in six innings.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Credit history use is increasingly restricted, exemplified by New York's ban on most checks unless job-specific.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Circling roots must be freed or cut from the rootball so the plant’s growth isn’t restricted.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Zimbabwe has tightened controls on lithium, Mozambique now requires more graphite to be processed domestically, and Gabon plans to halt raw manganese exports later this decade.
    Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
  • In 2018, the state tightened its magazine restrictions, lowering the legal capacity from 15 rounds to 10.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

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“Capped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capped. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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