as in pills
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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as in hats
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out
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as in limits
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive
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as in restricts
to set bounds or an upper limit for
the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil
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Recent Examples of caps
Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
These caps, managed by ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority), are designed to prevent stablecoins from becoming a dominant payment method that could potentially rival traditional currencies or disrupt local economies.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
From transaction caps to strict reserve mandates, stablecoins in the EU now operate under rigorous financial oversight.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Even if much of the world is spared and only Chinese goods have tariffs added, this will affect wine bottles and other packaging such as boxes, aluminum caps, and foil toppers that are made there, again impacting consumer costs.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
These caps, managed by ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority), are designed to prevent stablecoins from becoming a dominant payment method that could potentially rival traditional currencies or disrupt local economies.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
From transaction caps to strict reserve mandates, stablecoins in the EU now operate under rigorous financial oversight.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Almost immediately after the measure’s unanimous adoption, majority Democrats in the House and Senate began complaining these caps on spending and borrowing and other savings mechanisms were too restrictive and badly in need of an adjustment.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Almost immediately after the measure’s unanimous adoption, majority Democrats in the House and Senate began complaining these caps on spending and borrowing and other savings mechanisms were too restrictive and badly in need of an adjustment.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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Even if much of the world is spared and only Chinese goods have tariffs added, this will affect wine bottles and other packaging such as boxes, aluminum caps, and foil toppers that are made there, again impacting consumer costs.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
These caps, managed by ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority), are designed to prevent stablecoins from becoming a dominant payment method that could potentially rival traditional currencies or disrupt local economies.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
From transaction caps to strict reserve mandates, stablecoins in the EU now operate under rigorous financial oversight.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Even if much of the world is spared and only Chinese goods have tariffs added, this will affect wine bottles and other packaging such as boxes, aluminum caps, and foil toppers that are made there, again impacting consumer costs.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
These caps, managed by ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority), are designed to prevent stablecoins from becoming a dominant payment method that could potentially rival traditional currencies or disrupt local economies.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
From transaction caps to strict reserve mandates, stablecoins in the EU now operate under rigorous financial oversight.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Almost immediately after the measure’s unanimous adoption, majority Democrats in the House and Senate began complaining these caps on spending and borrowing and other savings mechanisms were too restrictive and badly in need of an adjustment.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Almost immediately after the measure’s unanimous adoption, majority Democrats in the House and Senate began complaining these caps on spending and borrowing and other savings mechanisms were too restrictive and badly in need of an adjustment.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Caps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caps. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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