cap (off)

verb

Definition of cap (off)next
as in to finish
to bring to a triumphant conclusion capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cap (off)
  1. finish
  2. crown
  3. complete
  4. conclude
  5. culminate
Verb
  • Once her husband drifts off, Romy sneaks into the other room, lies on her stomach with her hands between her legs and finishes to a video clip with subtle Dom/Sub dialogue.
    Laura Ramadei, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Role: As a sophomore, Wade finished third on the team in receiving yards (374), receiving touchdowns (2) and fifth in receptions (29) and targets (43).
    Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of finish
Verb
  • Here's a look at the sports champions that were crowned in 2024.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Dana Point, where the footage was filmed, was crowned the dolphin and whale watching capital of the world in 2019, according to Capt. Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of crown
Verb
  • At this point, the Mets need one hitter to complete their lineup.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • This story has been updated to reflect the correct amount of autonomous trips Waymo has completed by year.
    Lora Kolodny,Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of complete
Verb
  • Notably, Dozier, who died in 2015, argued the exact opposite of what the trial prosecutor had claimed — concluding that Napoletano’s testimony was more reliable than Sindle’s.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Sign up By combining data from both studies, it was concluded that early humans and Neanderthals reached their peak interbreeding period around 47,000 years ago.
    Justin Klawans, The Week US, theweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of conclude
Verb
  • In 1993, Billings, Montana endured a rash of white supremacist activity culminating in a December attack on a Jewish home, where a brick was thrown through a window with a menorah in it.
    Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The movie culminates with the 1965 Newport Folk festival, in which Dylan gets booed by the audience after playing an electric guitar instead of an acoustic guitar.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of culminate
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