capped (off)

verb

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

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  1. finished
  2. culminated
  3. crowned
  4. concluded
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  • After the 1996 Rose Bowl march, Arizona State finished 9-3 the next season but then went four years without posting a winning record.
    Doug Haller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Under Johnson’s leadership, Detroit also finished first in the league in scoring after ranking fifth in 2023.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of finished
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  • The sessions culminated in a concert in early December at the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts at Northwestern — the same lakefront building where the kids had been practicing for two months.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2024
  • In a letter to Metcalf from the early seventies, Alice described how her relationships with men often culminated in the sense of lightness that Rose feels immediately after her beatings.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of culminated
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  • Young Island Resort Restaurant Take a quick five-minute ferry ride from Villa Beach to the tiny Young Island, crowned by a small resort with a great oceanfront eatery.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Born in Montreal in 1948, Dayle Haddon trained as a dancer and joined the Les Grands Ballets Canadiens at age 13 before being crowned Miss Montreal at 18.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of crowned
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  • The mold company's report also concluded that the Wright's apartment was uninhabitable and that the Wright's belongings needed to be replaced due to extremely high levels of mold, the lawsuit said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In previous conflicts with Hamas, many Israeli strikes were approved only after officers concluded that no civilians would be hurt.
    Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of concluded
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