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as in pill
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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verb

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With an upcoming cap situation, the Dolphins might have trouble keeping star safety Jevon Holland. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 But max-level cap space around the NBA is expected to be limited this offseason, with the Brooklyn Nets currently the only team in the league on track to have max cap space this summer. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Supercharged Slam no longer has uncapped radius for aftershocks, capped to 3 meters. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 That plan caps data to 50GB and is also being marketed as a backup connectivity plan for those on a $120 Starlink residential tier. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cap 

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“Cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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