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as in translation
an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration
for the school yearbook, funny captions were written for snapshots showing a typical day at school
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as in title
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
the textbook features cleverly worded captions to capture the reader's attention
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Recent Examples of caption
David Remnick, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The All's Fair actress closed out her caption with alien, blue heart, and spaceship emojis, seemingly nodding to her daughter’s vivid blue hair color.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 June 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
It was captioned 'they’ve been spotted having a break' in a nod to KitKat's famous slogan.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Your caption will be rated by readers, like you, in the next round.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The All's Fair actress closed out her caption with alien, blue heart, and spaceship emojis, seemingly nodding to her daughter’s vivid blue hair color.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 June 2026
Verb
Movies for Home Viewing Although producers of audiovisual materials such as DVDs and Blu-ray discs are typically not required to caption their products, most opt to do so.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
It was captioned 'they’ve been spotted having a break' in a nod to KitKat's famous slogan.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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In Charlotte, that translation problem plays out against the backdrop of a city that has quietly become one of the more important logistics nodes in the American Southeast — a place where getting the forecast right has consequences that extend well beyond the warehouse.—
Karen Koehler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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One advocate recalled a case where a Spanish-speaking prisoner filed a grievance asking for translation services, but was rejected for writing it in Spanish.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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Georgia finished the season with a record of 53-14, won the SEC regular season and tournament titles, along with punching its first ticket back to Omaha for the first time since 2008.—
Hunter DeLauder,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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On the track, Okoye led Azusa Pacific to four straight NAIA Outdoor Track and Field national championship titles (1983-86).—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Under the guidance of Belgian coach Hugo Broos, South Africa finished third at AFCON 2023 before topping Nigeria in World Cup qualifying to stop the rot of absences and stamp its ticket to the US, Mexico and Canada.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The chant has been a tradition in Mexican club and international football for years, and FIFA has been trying to stamp it out with warnings, fines and even full stadium closures since 2014.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The storied tree is treasured not only for its age, stature and beauty, but for connections to the legend of Robin Hood, said to have hidden along with his band of outlaws inside the trunk to escape the Sheriff of Nottingham.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Posey is a Giants franchise legend, and has a wealth of experience in and around the organization.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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This will be a way for the Vogue Business community to synthesize and reflect on the latest headlines and get a little inside scoop every Friday.—
Elektra Kotsoni,
Vogue,
19 June 2026
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John passed away in 2017 at age 86, and Joan followed last year at age 88, and now, their longtime estate in lower Bel Air is making headlines.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Tucker lasered a ball to Rushing, who tagged Aranda out on the slide.—
Liana Handler
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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In his last video, posted to his Facebook page on June 7 and tagged to Butler, Missouri, Fischer is again in free fall.—
Matthew Kelly
Updated June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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After just making the cut on the cutline, Charley Hull went out well before the leaders Saturday with the mindset to stop overthinking things and simply go out and play.—
Bob Buttitta,
Daily News,
7 June 2026
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That’s not good enough, but Kiner-Falefa also alluded to another dubious statistic, which is that despite their record the Red Sox are also only 3.5 games below the playoff cutline.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
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As part of that, Warsh said the Fed could make changes to its usual release of projections every three months showing where Fed officials foresee interest rates, the economy and inflation heading.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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To work around this, LLM hackers turned to markup language, which, among other things, allows users to add formatting elements such as headings, lists, and links to text without the need for HTML tags.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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“Caption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caption. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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