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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Verb
  • The wait for an Australian to finish on the podium at home continues.
    Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Further down the grid, Lewis Hamilton finished 10th in his first race with Ferrari, two places behind teammate Charles Leclerc.
    Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Start cuing up some Matlock reruns to fill all that dead airtime because the Sole Survivor has already been crowned.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The record has been covered on releases from artists like Amy Studt and Joanne Farrell, but Crow has crowned Clarkson’s version as the best yet — ranking even higher than her own.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Pair of Goggles: Custom goggles to complete the rider’s gear.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • During his first term, after Trump withdrew the U.S. from a major trade agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, participants completed the pact on their own.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After the video concluded, Dončić wiped away tears before joining his teammates.
    Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Gannon concluded his 17-year NFL career with impressive statistics: 28,743 passing yards and 180 touchdowns.
    Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The festivities culminate with a traditional cricket match between teams from east and west Bermuda that has all the islanders rooting for one team or another.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
  • For decades, San Diego State’s spring football practice culminated with its spring game, an intrasquad scrimmage that whet the appetites of fans for the season to come.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Cap (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap%20%28off%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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