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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  • Robinson started in place of Herro, finishing the loss with 16 points on 4-of-10 shooting from three-point range in 31 minutes.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
  • In February, Eagles safety Cooper DeJean wore a pair of custom shoes made by Stevens. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Stott finished Saturday's game with one hit in three plate appearances.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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  • Lives lived: David Childs, an architect who crowned the New York City skyline with the shimmering new 1 World Trade Center, replacing the twin towers destroyed on 9/11, died on Wednesday at 83.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Once again, it is crowned by a major name; the heroine, a self-anointing actress named Irina, is played by Cate Blanchett.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • The firm was hired last month and recently completed individual interviews with council members to help guide its search for one of the top positions in the city’s government.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The author and Tolkin also wrote the series’ pilot soon after Harmel completed radiation and chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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  • During her time on the long-running ABC drama, which concluded after 12 seasons in 2005, Delaney won an Emmy in 1997 for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • In its most recent meeting, which concluded on March 19, Fed officials acknowledged growing economic uncertainty, prompting them to raise their inflation forecast while lowering their growth outlook.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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  • The move follows a series of setbacks for Northern California’s horse racing industry, culminating in the California Authority of Racing Fairs’ decision in December not to apply for racing dates in 2025.
    Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • This flurry of activity culminated in the surprise drop of Days Before Dreamboy, an eight-track EP released on Friday (March 28).
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Cap (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap%20%28off%29. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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