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as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the capper to the campaign rally was an appearance by the candidate himself
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as in clincher
something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming
she was smart, she was pretty, but here's the capper—she was kind, unlike the other girls
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Recent Examples of capper
Scott Wood has successfully applied for a $60 ticket for both a semi-final and final involving England, owing to his top-capper standing.
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Below, during the spoiler portion of THR’s recent wide-ranging chat with Radio Silence, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett also discuss Gellar’s reaction to her character’s death, as well as the status of a potential trilogy capper.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
The Oscar is a capper on Buckley’s pitch-perfect awards run for the nuclear grade tearjerker about grief, mysticism, and the power of motherhood.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2026
The project manager positioned it as the capper for the year.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Below, during the spoiler portion of THR’s recent wide-ranging chat with Radio Silence, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett also discuss Gellar’s reaction to her character’s death, as well as the status of a potential trilogy capper.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
The Oscar is a capper on Buckley’s pitch-perfect awards run for the nuclear grade tearjerker about grief, mysticism, and the power of motherhood.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2026
The project manager positioned it as the capper for the year.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capper
Noun
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That’s a tragic ending that nobody who cares for animals wants to see.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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The ending with Raiden and the others is all fans get in terms of a tease for a sequel.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Then, his best effort came in the Game 6 clincher.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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The Avalanche will be without defenseman Josh Manson, who missed the series clincher against the Los Angeles Kings last Sunday with an upper-body injury.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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The chatbots then walked back some of their original conclusions, with Claude specifically noting that its original planning horizon was too short.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Officials have said the descriptions reflect observations made at the time and do not include conclusions about the nature of the phenomena.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The company wants to be allowed to use a commercial crusher to process the rock on site, but says it wouldn’t be done frequently.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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The rock crusher itself appeared to be a mobile unit, not a permanent one.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2026
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Season two of the series is set to delve further into her character, Margo's backstory, while continuing the mystery after Abby's killer was revealed in the season one finale.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Following next Wednesday’s penultimate episode of The Boys, the series finale premieres May 19 in 4DX theaters, followed by its Prime Video debut the next day.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
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Princess Eugenie donned one of her over-the-top head toppers as Queen Elizabeth waved on.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sandwich Upgrades Our testers loved reaching for these condiments and toppers to really up their sandwich game.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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The loss marked an early end for the Frost, which had previously gone a perfect 6-0 when facing elimination in the PWHL playoffs, and halted the team’s quest for a rare threepeat.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The goal is to have everything moved by the end of July.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Without a control group, a study is unlikely to reveal which factors in someone’s life led them to act.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
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All these factors have contributed to confusion about whether participating in No Mow May is still beneficial.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 May 2026
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“Capper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capper. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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