CAPPING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

capping

verb

Definition of capping

present participle of cap

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 Undrafted rookie Jack Strand entered in relief and immediately tossed a pick-six, capping off a complete disaster for Atlanta's passing game. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Nick Frazier scored Georgia’s first touchdown, capping a six-play, 62-yard drive on the team’s first possession. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Research on the species was published on Thursday in the journal Current Biology, capping off research that scientists began in 2021. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Elijah Newman-Hall gives IMG Academy the lead as the whole four-play drive went through him, capping it off with a 4-yard touchdown run. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS came to an end with its final episode on May 21, capping Colbert’s 11 years hosting the late-night talk show. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Left unmentioned is that the bulky bill also tries to tamp down realignment by capping conferences at 19 members and allows conferences to bundle their media rights. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Bregman hit a two-run home run that landed in the left-field basket, capping a four-run frame that put the Cubs in control. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Dockworkers at Europe’s busiest port went on strike Friday, capping off a string of labor actions slowing down container movement at the continent’s northern seaports this week. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

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But researchers say the best way to drive down energy prices at home is to end the Iran war, not limiting exports.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Or any guardrails limiting the number of positions that will inevitably be cut when Paramount merges Paramount+ with HBO Max as the company had said.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

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Since then, according to Jonathan Friedman, who serves as the director of PEN America’s free-expression program, few schools have gone further than Texas Tech in restricting speech and academic freedom on campus.

— Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Compression, either by WRAP devices or many officers piling on to someone restricting air flow, are the most common police deaths after shootings, Obayashi said.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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