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
Champagnie hit back-to-back 3-pointers, capping a 16-2 run that tied the game at 86 midway through the third.
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CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Burbine put Winchester ahead for good with a layup late in the first, capping a possession in which two teammates leaped out of bounds to keep the ball in play.
—Matt Goisman, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Nantucket residents voted to preserve their right to rent properties to short-term visitors, capping years of acrimony on the Massachusetts island over how to balance its tourism economy with a housing crunch.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The trilogy-capping LP will arrive four years after her last studio album, Still Over It, and six years after her Over It debut album.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Burbine put Winchester ahead for good with a layup late in the first, capping a possession in which two teammates leaped out of bounds to keep the ball in play.
—Matt Goisman, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Nantucket residents voted to preserve their right to rent properties to short-term visitors, capping years of acrimony on the Massachusetts island over how to balance its tourism economy with a housing crunch.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The trilogy-capping LP will arrive four years after her last studio album, Still Over It, and six years after her Over It debut album.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capping
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This method prevents clutter by limiting how much can be stacked, keeping everything tidy and accessible.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Health care experts and politicians on both sides of the aisle agree that medical schools must find ways to lower their costs, but critics of the loan caps say limiting federal lending isn’t the answer.—
Tribune News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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But efforts to mitigate human harms—restricting harvests, remodeling dams, breeding salmon in hatcheries—are yielding diminishing returns.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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The onerous covenants include, among others, restricting WBD’s ability to modify, renew or terminate affiliation agreements.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Capping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capping. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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