copestones

Definition of copestonesnext
plural of copestone

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Noun
  • Each batch spans big-name brands and underrated labels alike and includes tops, bottoms, bags, matching sets, shoes, and beyond.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
  • These large bulb-forming plants of white-, pink- or white and-maroon blooms are durable, and even when the tops are frozen rapidly being new growth with the return of warm spring weather.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This sea of sharp buttes and sky-high pinnacles offers numerous west-facing vantage points.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges.
    Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Return the mixer speed to medium-high and beat until the meringue is thick, glossy and holds stiff peaks, 3 to 4 more minutes.
    Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • After all, exits and grand finales are part and parcel with any theater and therefore any showgirl's life, and could be purely symbolic in nature.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Attias — former executive producer of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos — has presided over FII summits since his eponymous firm helped launch the event a decade ago.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • While the country is famous for its summits, its people are the key to making a deeper connection to the Himalayas.
    The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Her materials include those most basic elements of the earth—geology—and her forms borrow from totems, obelisks, prehistoric megaliths, and Indigenous Caribbean zeniths.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In recent weeks, furious Havana residents have signaled their displeasure with the outages in nightly crescendos of clanging pots and pans.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • To date, astronomers have managed to detect about 300 such mergers via their associated crescendos of gravitational waves.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Copestones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copestones. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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