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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Recent Examples of capstone
The capstone or portfolio will be scored locally, but the state will score the course assessments.
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Riley Rourke, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Trump convincing the Ellisons to make a new installment of Rush Hour, whose broad racial humor might have been unwelcome a few years ago (if not much earlier), may be one of the capstones of his cultural influence as president this time around.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Making good grades is often seen as the pinnacle of success, or capstone, for many Tennessee students.
—Kenya Anderson, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
The capstone is the Final Frontier farewell tour, which kicks off in February in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and wraps up at some point the following year.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
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Riley Rourke, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Trump convincing the Ellisons to make a new installment of Rush Hour, whose broad racial humor might have been unwelcome a few years ago (if not much earlier), may be one of the capstones of his cultural influence as president this time around.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Making good grades is often seen as the pinnacle of success, or capstone, for many Tennessee students.
—Kenya Anderson, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
The capstone is the Final Frontier farewell tour, which kicks off in February in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and wraps up at some point the following year.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capstone
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The James Beard Awards represent the pinnacle of culinary recognition in the United States.—
Cassie Armstrong,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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And don’t worry that Ryan Murphy is going away just because The Beauty feels like a full-circle moment, if far from a pinnacle.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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The scene Monday reflected the culmination of Israeli settlers’ long campaign to turn this site, overlooking the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, into a settlement.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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His arrest nearly two days after the attacks was the culmination of what authorities said was the largest state manhunt in history.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Directly above Sirius, about a third of the way from the horizon to the zenith (the point directly overhead) is Orion.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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The 49ers stored that emotion and exploded on the Eagles the following season, scoring touchdowns on six straight possession for a 42-19 win that may have been the zenith of Shanahan’s career as a regular-season coach.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the top, very little stays hidden.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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JPMorgan downgraded Southern Copper to sell from hold, calling the top in the stock relative to the price of copper.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Designer Steven Graffam suggests styling in odd numbers and layered heights.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
22 Jan. 2026
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If the legislature writes a new law and the governor signs it, the sales tax can climb to new heights.—
Susan Shelley,
Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The woman used her headlamp light to alert crews and in a photo of the mountain her location can be seen as a white point of light in the vastness of the peak.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps no one understands the ambition of a coach who reached this NFL peak after a steep climb than a West Virginia kid who arrived as an undrafted free agent out of Shepherd University.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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This weakening of the teeth of the apex predators could affect the broader marine ecosystem, too.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
26 Jan. 2026
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Yamagami’s sister’s testimony was, as measured by the number of weeping observers, the emotional apex of the trial.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Capstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capstone. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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