capstone
noun
cap·stone
ˈkap-ˌstōn 
1
: a coping stone : coping
2
: the high point : crowning achievement
the capstone of her career
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Examples of capstone in a Sentence
her election as the state's first woman governor was a capstone of a long political career
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Selling his company to Exxon and landing a seat on the board were to have been a career capstone for Sheffield, who led Pioneer for more than 20 years and was one of the earliest proponents of fracking in the Permian Basin.
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Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 2 May 2024
What loomed ahead was the course’s capstone: Each student would be presented with a switch and a lighting fixture.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
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Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 2 May 2024
What loomed ahead was the course’s capstone: Each student would be presented with a switch and a lighting fixture.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
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“Capstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capstone. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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