as in finishing
to bring to a triumphant conclusion
capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout
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Phillips was 1 under par in the second round and ended up finishing the tournament tied for 14th.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Putting numbers to Charlotte FC’s best season Charlotte FC stated outright before the season that its goals started with finishing in the Top 4 at the conclusion of the regular season.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Oct. 2025
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At the heart of the season is Bloomingdale’s x Burberry, a yearlong collaboration culminating in a takeover of Bloomingdale’s 59th Street flagship.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Some other state, possibly culminating in a singularity but definitely not an inflationary state itself, must have preceded it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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That meant providing assurance through a number of different avenues, including showing a clean SOC 2 attestation, answering long security questionnaires, and completing various compliance certifications through painstakingly manual processes.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The hot start dwindled in the second half, and after completing 10 of his first 14 passes, Loftis missed 12 of his next 22 passes, tapering off as the game got out of hand.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Capping (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capping%20%28off%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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