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
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
Have other countries had population caps?
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
One wisecrack went too far, in the eyes of the people whose eyes sit below red caps.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Rounding things out is a set of 23-inch alloy wheels finished in Platinum Silver and secured by the automaker’s new center caps.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
But the announcement April 28 that the United Arab Emirates was leaving OPEC caps years of tension where the desert state chafed under the cartel’s quotas, and recently, encountered severe strain in its relationship with Saudi Arabia, the group’s most potent force by far.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Not all garnishments follow the same caps.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
For Marly and Initio the definition of niche includes the likes of the best ingredients, bottles and caps.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Look out for accessories like lace gloves (up 95 percent), body chain jewelry (up 240 percent), red wedding veils (up 255 percent), Juliet caps (up 245 percent), and pearl headdresses (up 225 percent)—you’re about to see them everywhere.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
Caroline Wagner, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
Starting this year, the legislation also caps the total amount of federal loans students can borrow — new borrowers will have a total lifetime limit of $257,500 for all federal student loans.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
The club now caps season tickets at more than 25,000 and has sold out of them four straight years, with a waiting list for an undisclosed number of fans.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The budget caps spending at $96 million going forward.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The closure caps a brutal stretch for NFT platforms.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The news caps a tumultuous season in which Rivers was selected to the Hall of Fame while leading a Bucks team that was among the most disappointing in the NBA.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
And Amsterdam caps short-term rentals at 30 nights per year.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
In Weekend 1, Carpenter caps a Friday schedule that includes Teddy Swims, Moby, Bini, Sexxy Red, Devo, Swae Lee, Katseye and Groove Armada.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
Other options, such as red light therapy caps, are non-invasive devices that use low-level light therapy to stimulate hair follicles and increase density.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
Have other countries had population caps?
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
One wisecrack went too far, in the eyes of the people whose eyes sit below red caps.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Rounding things out is a set of 23-inch alloy wheels finished in Platinum Silver and secured by the automaker’s new center caps.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
But the announcement April 28 that the United Arab Emirates was leaving OPEC caps years of tension where the desert state chafed under the cartel’s quotas, and recently, encountered severe strain in its relationship with Saudi Arabia, the group’s most potent force by far.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Not all garnishments follow the same caps.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
For Marly and Initio the definition of niche includes the likes of the best ingredients, bottles and caps.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Look out for accessories like lace gloves (up 95 percent), body chain jewelry (up 240 percent), red wedding veils (up 255 percent), Juliet caps (up 245 percent), and pearl headdresses (up 225 percent)—you’re about to see them everywhere.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
China’s systematic and unrelenting rise China’s R&D spending milestone caps a series of achievements that have arrived in rapid succession.
—Caroline Wagner, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
Starting this year, the legislation also caps the total amount of federal loans students can borrow — new borrowers will have a total lifetime limit of $257,500 for all federal student loans.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
The club now caps season tickets at more than 25,000 and has sold out of them four straight years, with a waiting list for an undisclosed number of fans.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The budget caps spending at $96 million going forward.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The closure caps a brutal stretch for NFT platforms.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The news caps a tumultuous season in which Rivers was selected to the Hall of Fame while leading a Bucks team that was among the most disappointing in the NBA.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
And Amsterdam caps short-term rentals at 30 nights per year.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
In Weekend 1, Carpenter caps a Friday schedule that includes Teddy Swims, Moby, Bini, Sexxy Red, Devo, Swae Lee, Katseye and Groove Armada.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caps
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Most currently available hypersonics are costly per unit, which limits their deployment capability.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers passed the Youth Charging Reform Act (Senate Bill 323), a long-overdue measure that limits the harmful practice of automatically charging youth as adults.—
Nicole D. Porter,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act restricts some state and local taxes from being deducted from federal taxes.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Buprenorphine is controlled by the Drug Enforcement Administration's suspicious orders report system, which restricts supply when pharmacies order more than allowed under specified thresholds.—
Andrew Jones,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Caps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caps. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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