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as in supervised
to be in charge of
if you do well on this, you'll be asked to captain the next mission
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as in ruled
to exercise authority or power over
captained the project for a few days while the boss was out of town
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as in led
to serve as leader of
you did a good job of captaining the team
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Recent Examples of captained
McCrimmon and Craig go way back, dating to when Craig captained McCrimmon’s Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL as a 19-year-old.
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Jesse Granger, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Now, the Cup belongs to the Hurricanes, led by coach Rod Brind'Amour, who also captained Carolina to its 2006 title.
—CBS News, 15 June 2026
Now, the Cup belongs to the Hurricanes, led by coach Rod Brind’Amour, who also captained Carolina to its 2006 title.
—Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
It is captained by Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, who has struggled with form this season but has the experience needed to perform on this stage.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Now, the Cup belongs to the Hurricanes, led by coach Rod Brind'Amour, who also captained Carolina to its 2006 title.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
Sonny captained the Spurs to a UEFA Europa League championship in his final year in London, the team’s first major trophy in 17 years.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Game 6 is Sunday night in Las Vegas, with the Hurricanes playing for the chance to hoist the Stanley Cup for the first time since coach Rod Brind’Amour captained them to the title in 2006.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Cafu captained the Brazilian team to victory at the 2002 World Cup and is the first, and as of 2026 the only, player to appear in three consecutive World Cup finals (1994, 1998, and 2002).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
Jesse Granger, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Now, the Cup belongs to the Hurricanes, led by coach Rod Brind'Amour, who also captained Carolina to its 2006 title.
—CBS News, 15 June 2026
Now, the Cup belongs to the Hurricanes, led by coach Rod Brind’Amour, who also captained Carolina to its 2006 title.
—Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
It is captained by Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, who has struggled with form this season but has the experience needed to perform on this stage.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Now, the Cup belongs to the Hurricanes, led by coach Rod Brind'Amour, who also captained Carolina to its 2006 title.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
Sonny captained the Spurs to a UEFA Europa League championship in his final year in London, the team’s first major trophy in 17 years.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Game 6 is Sunday night in Las Vegas, with the Hurricanes playing for the chance to hoist the Stanley Cup for the first time since coach Rod Brind’Amour captained them to the title in 2006.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Cafu captained the Brazilian team to victory at the 2002 World Cup and is the first, and as of 2026 the only, player to appear in three consecutive World Cup finals (1994, 1998, and 2002).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captained
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While humans still planned and supervised the mission, the operation offered a glimpse into how future battles may unfold.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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After the Los Angeles Film Critics Association anointed Brazil with a trio of awards, including Best Picture, Sheinberg relented and released a 132-minute cut supervised by Gilliam.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
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The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a district court judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name and in making plans for two years of closure and renovations.—
Emma Nicholson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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An Oslo court ruled that Marius Borg Hoiby, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001, was guilty of two counts of rape including one in the basement of the crown prince’s home.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Some of the largest donations came from a political action committee led by House Speaker Mike Johnson.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Crow-Armstrong was picked off at first after completing the cycle in what was a key situation, as the Cubs only led the contest 2-1 at that point.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Smith oversaw a Miami Dolphins offense that utilized a fullback at the second-highest rate of any team since 2022.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Dominic Murphy, who has spent two decades investigating such activities — including previous high-profile attacks — and who oversaw the initial investigation into the fires before retiring in March.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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But, coming at the end of an album that’s otherwise governed by an egalitarian teamwork-makes-the-dream-work ethos, the moment feels a bit like letting the boss take the last-call karaoke number as the office holiday party winds down—an indulgence well earned.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
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Organizations need to create an operational blueprint for human-agent collaboration that is governed, versioned and continuously improved as operational infrastructure, not a one-time artifact.—
Dave Grow,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Some of them have commanded many millions at auction, like 1972’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), showing a man looking into the pool as another man swims underwater to the edge.—
Devorah Lauter for ARTNews,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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The mission will be commanded by Randy Bresnik, 58, veteran of 149 days in space during a shuttle flight and a space station stay.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Instead, those investigations are handled by an internal group of Air Force specialists tasked with collecting evidence, preserving it and interviewing witnesses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Officials urge beach safety Breton said firefighters have conducted five rescues along the same mile-long stretch of coastline in the past month, a sharp increase from the six to eight ocean rescues typically handled there in an entire year.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Morocco attempted five shots before Scotland managed its first, which did not come until the 44th minute.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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Among those another shot back was Jon Rahm, who missed two good chances Friday morning but still managed a 68 without a bogey on his card.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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