as in finishing
to bring to a triumphant conclusion
capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout
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However, to artists, finishing a body of work that takes you on a musica journey is still the supreme accomplishment for a musician.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025 -
To craft a similar fall porch decoration, use a finishing nail to make a hole in the rim of each mold.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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This helped keep this Mesozoic planet perpetually warm, culminating some 90 million years ago in the steamy, jungly dinosaur world of our public imagination.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The museum guides visitors through Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Islamic, and other global belief systems before culminating in the Buddhist 10 Courts of Hell.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Instead, exercising can consist of completing puzzles, filling out class reunion surveys and playing games like bridge, other card games and other games in general.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Renda coordinated the offense, passing for 288 yards and three touchdowns, completing 22 of 28 (79%) passes.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Capping (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capping%20%28off%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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