capping (off)

verb

Definition of capping (off)next
present participle of cap (off)
as in finishing
to bring to a triumphant conclusion capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capping (off)
  1. finishing
  2. culminating
  3. completing
Verb
  • The hours between finishing work for the day and going out to dinner are the calm before the storm.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Prescott is coming off a Pro Bowl season, also finishing third place in Comeback Player of the Year voting, after throwing for 4,552 yards with 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
Definition of finishing
Verb
  • During more than two decades of service, culminating as Chief Financial Officer, Ron built a solid financial foundation for M-DCPS.
    — Austin Horn July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The rest of the ship’s flight went according to plan, culminating in a pinpoint splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
Definition of culminating
Verb
  • Paramount has said throughout the process that it is committed to completing the merger this summer.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • But Dalí continued to work on his deck, anyway, eventually completing it more than a decade later.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of completing
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