Thesaurus results for CAPPED (OFF)

capped (off)

verb

past tense of cap (off)

as in finished

to bring to a triumphant conclusion capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout

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If City has its three league titles taken away from it, what happens to the teams that finished second that year?

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Invaders may have finished off some of the great ancient civilizations, but only after they had been weakened by drought, famine, disease, flooding and internal divisions that catastrophe often sparks.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of finished

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In addition, only officers who have completed one of five specific agency training courses can conduct vehicle stops.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
These ballots will be processed and counted once the county elections office has completed the voter registration verification process.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of completed

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Their bye week consisted of wild-card watch parties, batting practice, live pitching — from a long list of arms on Wednesday, especially — and an open workout Thursday that culminated in a scrimmage.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The demonstrations culminated in the resignation of the education minister, a significant political setback for Modi’s government.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of culminated

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The egregious noise of the two birds competes with that of the white bellbird, which was found in 2019 to screech at volumes of up to 125 decibels and was crowned by Guinness World Records as having the loudest bird call.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Oyo was crowned in 1995, at the age of 3, after his father’s death.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

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Investigators haven't concluded whether the incident was state-backed or what the motive was, but authorities have strongly hinted that Iran is possibly involved.

— SYLVIA HUI, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Another independent doctor subsequently concluded that the child's suffering was clear and unbearable, and that the requirements for termination of life under the nation's rules had been met.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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