as in limiting
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 capping
Industry groups warned that capping emissions too much and too quickly would push refineries out of the state and drive up already soaring energy costs.
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Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Nantucket’s town/county government is still scheduled to hold its Independence Day festivities, with a fireworks display capping off the day-long celebration.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Then Stankoven recorded his first point of the series by capping a two-on-one off a pass from Blake as the wheels started to come off for Montreal.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Stopping the race-to-the-bottom by cities seeking to attract teams would require federal action, such as capping subsidies and tax breaks.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Nantucket’s town/county government is still scheduled to hold its Independence Day festivities, with a fireworks display capping off the day-long celebration.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Then Stankoven recorded his first point of the series by capping a two-on-one off a pass from Blake as the wheels started to come off for Montreal.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Stopping the race-to-the-bottom by cities seeking to attract teams would require federal action, such as capping subsidies and tax breaks.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capping
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Judges, attorneys, guardians and other court professionals have repeatedly used custody as a cudgel, according to some family court attorneys and advocates, punishing parents for their conduct by limiting their access to their children.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Blackstone — Shares of the asset manager jumped 8% as investors seemed to shake off news that the firm is limiting withdrawals from the Blackstone Private Credit fund after a pickup in investor redemption requests.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Colorado now has its first law restricting how AI chatbots can interact with kids.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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And, because there's no core restricting the air flow, users should actually be able to seat tubeless tires via a regular floor pump.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 June 2026
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“Capping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capping. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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