- present tense form of caper (3rd person singular).
capers
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Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
They’re an invitation to save the pickle juice, embrace the capers and discover just how much life can be hiding in the bottom of a jar.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
Wild king salmon topped with tomatoes, olives and capers was accessorized with a puff pastry in the shape of a cartoon fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
It is a collection that stretches from Kansas to Tennessee to New York, with capers that have only grown more brazen over four decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
My mom started eating again, delicately picking the capers off the rice with the tines of her fork.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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