capstone
noun
cap·stone
ˈkap-ˌstōn 
1
: a coping stone : coping
2
: the high point : crowning achievement
the capstone of her career
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Examples of capstone in a Sentence
her election as the state's first woman governor was a capstone of a long political career
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Trump’s Nevada rally served mostly as a capstone to his first week in office.
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Will Weissert and Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Van Buren is impressed by Tóth’s talent and commissions him to design a community center that could be the capstone to both men’s careers.
—Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Whip up this masterpiece as a capstone project on a year of impressive bakes.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
And so that will be a critical political meeting, but also a real personal capstone for the second Catholic president.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Will Weissert and Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Van Buren is impressed by Tóth’s talent and commissions him to design a community center that could be the capstone to both men’s careers.
—Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Whip up this masterpiece as a capstone project on a year of impressive bakes.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
And so that will be a critical political meeting, but also a real personal capstone for the second Catholic president.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Capstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capstone. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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