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
  • The Demons finished 7-4 in their first season back in 4A. Next week: Heritage at Pueblo West, TBA Want more sports news?
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Relatively few young people have the grit and determination to finish a 2,200-mile, 900,000-vertical-foot hike like the Appalachian Trail.
    Mary Beth “Mouse” Skylis, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of finish
Verb
  • Eight team champions crowned Of the eight team champions, Class 4A featured two new team victors in the Timnath girls and Thompson Valley boys.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
  • James took home the MVP honor of the men's basketball games, crowning him as the best player in the tournament.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of crown
Verb
  • Structured as a tax-free spinoff to Comcast shareholders, the transaction is expected to take around a year to complete.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Princess Charlene completed the look with chunky black pumps and a lilac fascinator adorned with black feathers.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of complete
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  • As first reported by the Associated Press, their discovery concludes a decades-long mystery about their whereabouts while highlighting numerous stories previously lost to history.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Offices, banks, stores, post office, more Detroit Free Press endorsements:Picks for Michigan US House, Senate and House Ford concluded his campaign in Grand Rapids.
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of conclude
Verb
  • Trending on Billboard In a statement posted to social media on Nov. 4, Lambesis reflected on the internal issues that culminated in the band’s dissolution.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election culminated, of course, with the January 6, 2021, pro-Trump insurrection at the Capitol.
    WIRED, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of culminate
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“Cap (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap%20%28off%29. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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