as in pinnacle
the highest part or point
her election as the state's first woman governor was a capstone of a long political career
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The center will focus on creative skill development and social impact, culminating with a senior-year capstone project giving students an opportunity to solve real-world problems.
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Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Djokovic made no secret of his desire for an Olympic gold, as a career capstone.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 4 Aug. 2024
There’s only small differences between the end of the book versus the end of the television show — in the book, Pip presents her capstone project to a group of people and starts a podcast to be able to tell Andie’s story.
—Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024
But Pip is convinced Sal didn’t commit the crime and partners up with Sal’s younger brother Ravi (Zain Iqbal) to reinvestigate it (which also doubles as her school capstone project), leading the pair to both answers and the darkness lurking in their quaint British village.
—Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024
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Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Djokovic made no secret of his desire for an Olympic gold, as a career capstone.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 4 Aug. 2024
There’s only small differences between the end of the book versus the end of the television show — in the book, Pip presents her capstone project to a group of people and starts a podcast to be able to tell Andie’s story.
—Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024
But Pip is convinced Sal didn’t commit the crime and partners up with Sal’s younger brother Ravi (Zain Iqbal) to reinvestigate it (which also doubles as her school capstone project), leading the pair to both answers and the darkness lurking in their quaint British village.
—Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Capstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capstone. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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