cap (off)

as in to finish
to bring to a triumphant conclusion capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout

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  • In his first season calling plays for the Bucs, Coen helped Tampa Bay finish top-four in total yards, passing yards and rushing yards per game as the team won the NFC South and reached the playoffs with a 10-7 record.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
  • In 1977, the Twins finished fourth in their division.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • In early January, the nursing student representing Alabama was crowned Miss America in Orlando, Florida.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Buy Now: $20 Photo : Goldbelly Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que Ribs Nearly 30 years ago, after some success in barbecue competitions—including being crowned Grand Champion at the 1993 American Royal Open—Jeff and Joy Stehney launched Joe’s KC Bar-B-Que in a gas station.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025
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  • Carolina would still have approximately $26 million of cap space left over with five forwards, three defensemen and one goalie left to add to complete a full 23-man roster.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • On Denver’s first drive against the Bills, Nix completed a 43-yard touchdown pass to Franklin.
    Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • Many elements of the image — such as the human hand — appear to be random, the office found, concluding that the user does not have sufficient control to claim authorship.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Investigators found evidence of explosives at the sites, leading Swedish prosecutors to conclude that the blasts were caused by an act of sabotage.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • On the township’s Facebook page, multiple posts became full of comments about Smith, culminating in her Jan. 26 resignation.
    Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The Bills took advantage of the Chiefs turnover, marching down the field on a masterful 10-play, 72-yard drive, culminating in a James Cook 6-yard touchdown run to give the Bills a 10-7 lead with 10:25 to go in the second quarter.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Cap (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap%20%28off%29. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

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