as in pills
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
I prefer to take my medicine as caps rather than in liquid form
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as in hats
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out
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as in limits
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive
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as in restricts
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 caps
Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Shirts and caps have been flying off the shelves as fans and visitors look to commemorate the historic win.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 19 June 2026
The comments from Amico, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with USA Softball and a three-time NCAA national champion at Arizona, came after Giants pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night caps during San Francisco’s June 12 game at Oracle Park.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
July 1 ushers in a host of big new changes to the federal student aid world, including the introduction of two new repayment plans and controversial new caps on graduate student loans.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 18 June 2026
Up next Right-hander Landen Roupp is slated to start on Thursday and make his first appearance since generating nationwide controversy by writing a Bible verse on the Giants’ Pride Night caps.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Healthcare providers have also sounded the alarm on the caps to medical fees in car crash cases.
—Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Hair caps need even more patience.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Wall sits strengthen your quadriceps, knee caps, and quadricep tendons.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 18 June 2026
Haley Parsley
june 12, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
With per-engineer costs for Claude Code and Cursor ranging from $500 to $2,000 a month, Uber now caps usage at $1,500 monthly per tool.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Amodei’s statement caps off a political saga in northern Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District over who could succeed the seven-term GOP congressman, who announced his retirement in February.
—Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
That said, Cinch caps HVAC coverage at $1,500 per term — which won’t go far on a major repair when your system has been running hard all year.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Still others employ a strategy that caps shareholders' short-term losses, but that offers limited upside as well.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 9 June 2026
The trade caps an eventful stretch for Knight.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Hong Kong, Seoul — Kim Jong Un led the celebrations, and players wept with joy, as Asian club soccer’s newest women’s champions toasted a continental conquest that caps a remarkable run for North Korea’s female footballers.
—Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
How the law works Georgia law caps contributions to political candidates to limit corruption or even the appearance of corruption.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 June 2026
Noun
To its credit, the league did not enforce the rule when Vesia’s number started appearing on caps in the World Series.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Shirts and caps have been flying off the shelves as fans and visitors look to commemorate the historic win.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 19 June 2026
The comments from Amico, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with USA Softball and a three-time NCAA national champion at Arizona, came after Giants pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker wrote Bible verses on their Pride Night caps during San Francisco’s June 12 game at Oracle Park.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
July 1 ushers in a host of big new changes to the federal student aid world, including the introduction of two new repayment plans and controversial new caps on graduate student loans.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 18 June 2026
Up next Right-hander Landen Roupp is slated to start on Thursday and make his first appearance since generating nationwide controversy by writing a Bible verse on the Giants’ Pride Night caps.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Healthcare providers have also sounded the alarm on the caps to medical fees in car crash cases.
—Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Hair caps need even more patience.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Wall sits strengthen your quadriceps, knee caps, and quadricep tendons.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 18 June 2026
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The outcome caps one of California’s most ferocious congressional primaries, a contest that reflected the broader struggle between the Democratic Party’s moderate and progressive wings.
—Haley Parsley
june 12, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
With per-engineer costs for Claude Code and Cursor ranging from $500 to $2,000 a month, Uber now caps usage at $1,500 monthly per tool.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Amodei’s statement caps off a political saga in northern Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District over who could succeed the seven-term GOP congressman, who announced his retirement in February.
—Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
That said, Cinch caps HVAC coverage at $1,500 per term — which won’t go far on a major repair when your system has been running hard all year.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Still others employ a strategy that caps shareholders' short-term losses, but that offers limited upside as well.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 9 June 2026
The trade caps an eventful stretch for Knight.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Hong Kong, Seoul — Kim Jong Un led the celebrations, and players wept with joy, as Asian club soccer’s newest women’s champions toasted a continental conquest that caps a remarkable run for North Korea’s female footballers.
—Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
How the law works Georgia law caps contributions to political candidates to limit corruption or even the appearance of corruption.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caps
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Authorities say fentanyl can be sold as pills with some online dealers claiming the pills are Xanax, Percocet and oxycodone.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Although flavanol supplements seemed to show benefits in the COSMOS study, relying on pills or capsules instead of whole foods means missing out on other protective compounds found in plant foods.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
16 June 2026
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People sold fans anything from juice to ice-cold water bottles, buttons, hats, T-shirts and flags.—
Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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For centuries, spectacular hats have been woven into the social fabric of Royal Ascot.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Each bowl is microwave-safe and dishwasher-safe; the lids can be washed in the dishwasher on the top rack.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 June 2026
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Her otherwise warm and neutral makeup is given intensity with a wash of forest green across and beyond her lids, where her curly tendrils just happen to hit.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
8 June 2026
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While many countries have limits on immigration, none has ever voted to limit its population, Swiss experts say.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Villanova would toss the Owls aside by 20 for its 22nd consecutive win against their Philly opponents, a walkover victory that barely moved the needle anywhere outside of the city limits.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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But a 12-mile quarantine now restricts the movement of any warm-blooded animal, household pets included, around the infested ranch.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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The Illinois law, passed in 2023, specifically restricts the sharing of information from license plate reader technology with other agencies for immigration enforcement purposes or to track someone seeking reproductive healthcare.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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Ivermectin is a Nobel Prize-winning, generally safe drug approved by the FDA for treating parasitic diseases in humans, which can generally be done with a single dose of three or four prescription-strength tablets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Media coverage of studies such as Czeisler’s triggered a wave of panic about devices and their impact on sleep, and soon everyone was fitting their tablets with blue filters or donning blue-blocker glasses to prevent all those blue photons from reaching their eyeballs at night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Weapons, explosives, detonators, work tools, helmets, lighters, matches, smoke bombs, spray cans.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Officers in riot helmets and gas masks formed a line at the front doors of the store, at one point appearing to fire tear gas to disperse the crowd.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Square-neck tanks, halter tops, delicate camisoles, and more all offer variety for your travel look.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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And who could forget those revealing halter tops, Ashley’s piece-y crown braid, or Mary Kate’s paparazzi-worthy red lip?—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
13 June 2026
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“Caps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caps. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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