- present tense form of caper (3rd person singular).
capers
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I’ll add some capers or a pickle or two, then you have a sandwich for the rest of the day or into the next morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
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
His celebrations will have to wait for now, but by Tuesday, Ward could well be getting up to all sorts of capers in Glasgow with his Scotland team-mates.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
A small jar of drained capers, some lightly crushed with the side of a fork, suspended in a generous slick of olive oil.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
It was delicious, thick with rice and chunks of chicken, cubed potatoes, green olives, and capers.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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