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- noun Plural form of
capstone .
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Examples
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On Wednesday officials around the region continued assessing damage — from cracks in the Washington Monument and capstones broken off the National Cathedral to shattered windows in grocery stores and cars damaged by falling trees.
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It is a stark denouement for a woman who was a principal architect of a vast legislative agenda, including health care, Wall Street regulation, climate change and economic stimulus, that for many liberal Democrats might be their career capstones.
A New Era May Be Marked by the Passing of a Gavel Michael M. Phillips 2010
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There were no known deaths or serious injuries, but cracks appeared in the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral, which had three capstones break off its tower.
East Coast Earthquake Strongest Since 1944 The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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It is a stark denouement for a woman who was a principal architect of a vast legislative agenda, including health care, Wall Street regulation, climate change and economic stimulus, that for many liberal Democrats might be their career capstones.
A New Era May Be Marked by the Passing of a Gavel Michael M. Phillips 2010
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The alleged misdeeds of Messrs. Paterson, Rangel and Massa are the capstones of a spree of mischief.
An Epic Spree of Mischief Jacob Gershman 2010
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Many of the roads were yet unfinished; there were footpaths without paving stones, walls without capstones, knolls of splattered pebble dash in the driveways and gardens, where once had been cowpats and weeds.
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The alleged misdeeds of Messrs. Paterson, Rangel and Massa are the capstones of a spree of mischief.
An Epic Spree of Mischief Jacob Gershman 2010
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Architecturally, the Urbino and Gubbio studioli are capstones to the ambitious building program that Federico sponsored from the 1460s and that continued for almost a decade after his death.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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The alleged misdeeds of Messrs. Paterson, Rangel and Massa are the capstones of a spree of mischief.
An Epic Spree of Mischief Jacob Gershman 2010
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The alleged misdeeds of Messrs. Paterson, Rangel and Massa are the capstones of a spree of mischief.
An Epic Spree of Mischief Jacob Gershman 2010
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