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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  • If one or more teams are level at the end of the group stage, their finishing position will be determined by points obtained in the matches between the sides in question, not goal difference, like at the World Cup.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • But the Sox finished 27th in the majors in attendance last year, averaging 17,931 per home game.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • Who Won Survivor Season 48? Kyle Fraser was crowned the winner of Survivor Season 48 after a 5-2-1 jury vote.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • The Voice wrapped its 27th season on Tuesday night (May 20) with a high-energy, emotional finale that crowned Adam David as this season’s champion.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Dart completed 117 passes for 1,353 yards and nine touchdowns.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • The Orange County Transportation Authority, which oversees the rail corridor there, recently completed emergency repairs to a rock revetment that protects the tracks from coastal erosion.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • When this period of rapid expansion concludes, Nvidia’s valuation will likely drop significantly.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Some investors must be concluding that this is basically a no-growth company.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • The veteran reality/competition was an immediate hit upon arrival on May 31, 2000, culminating with over 51 million viewers for that first season finale.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • This culminates in a confrontation between Ellie and Abby in the theater which − in a moment that made millions of gamers throw their controllers across the room in frustration − abruptly cuts to black mid-scene.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 May 2025
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“Cap (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap%20%28off%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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