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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
Marta, Orlando Pride The Brazilian great has played for the Pride since 2017 and captained the team last season to both the NWSL Shield and the league championship.
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Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Right-hand batter Smith was an integral part of Australia’s World Cup-winning campaigns in 2015 and 2023 and also captained the team in 64 ODIs, holding a winning percentage of 50 per cent.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Three teams are captained by TNT analysts Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith, while the fourth spot goes to the Rising Stars champions.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 16 Feb. 2025
Last year’s winning squad, Ripper GC, had an all-Australian lineup captained by Cameron Smith, and 4Aces GC, led by Dustin Johnson, won team play in 2023.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Fran captained the club’s most successful side, nicknamed Super Depor, who reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2004 by overturning a 4-1 first-leg defeat against Carlo Ancelotti’s Milan in the quarter-finals to go through 5-4 on aggregate.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
In 2024 alone, 94,000 fans attended to the Grange Golf Club to witness the victory of the All-Aussies Rippers GC team, captained by local hero Cameron Smith.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Team Canada is captained by Sidney Crosby, with alternates in Cale Makar and Connor McDavid.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Adam Randell came through the academy and has regularly captained the side this season, while teenager Tegan Finn has drawn interest from Chelsea and Nottingham Forest.
—Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 10 Feb. 2025
Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Right-hand batter Smith was an integral part of Australia’s World Cup-winning campaigns in 2015 and 2023 and also captained the team in 64 ODIs, holding a winning percentage of 50 per cent.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Three teams are captained by TNT analysts Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith, while the fourth spot goes to the Rising Stars champions.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 16 Feb. 2025
Last year’s winning squad, Ripper GC, had an all-Australian lineup captained by Cameron Smith, and 4Aces GC, led by Dustin Johnson, won team play in 2023.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Fran captained the club’s most successful side, nicknamed Super Depor, who reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2004 by overturning a 4-1 first-leg defeat against Carlo Ancelotti’s Milan in the quarter-finals to go through 5-4 on aggregate.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
In 2024 alone, 94,000 fans attended to the Grange Golf Club to witness the victory of the All-Aussies Rippers GC team, captained by local hero Cameron Smith.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Team Canada is captained by Sidney Crosby, with alternates in Cale Makar and Connor McDavid.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Adam Randell came through the academy and has regularly captained the side this season, while teenager Tegan Finn has drawn interest from Chelsea and Nottingham Forest.
—Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 10 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captained
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All told, Wager designed, and then supervised the production of 1,200 uniforms.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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In his role, Alvarez prepared tax returns for customers and recruited and supervised ATAX workers who prepared tax returns for customers.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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In 2019, a Federal District Court judge in Alaska ruled that the ban could not be undone without an act of Congress.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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For every song of his that became a global mainstay, one of his raw, evocative mixtapes simultaneously ruled the streets of Kingston.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
6 Jan. 2025
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The job reductions are part of a broader initiative led by the Department of Government Efficiency Service, which includes billionaire Elon Musk, aimed at downsizing federal agencies.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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The backdrop Erdogan, a populist with increasingly authoritarian tendencies, has led Turkey as prime minister or president for more than 20 years and is now the longest-serving leader in the Turkish republic’s history.—
TIME,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Alabama firm, which oversaw the construction of UHealth Doral, is working on several South Florida projects, including UHealth at SoLé Mia in North Miami-Dade, and Baptist Health’s new rehabilitation hospital in South Miami.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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That includes many who oversaw development programs and would be involved in tracking down numbers and calculating any refunds for the foreign governments.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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To the extent permitted by law, these Terms shall be governed by, subject to and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, United States of America, excluding all conflict of law rules.—
TIME.com,
TIME.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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So, while the incumbent Social Democratic Party took a beating and the far right made gains in the German election, the big winner was the Christian Democratic Union, a normal center-right party that governed Germany as recently as 2021.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
21 Mar. 2025
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Near Moc Hoa, in South Vietnam on June 5, 1966, Captain Hugh Nelson, a graduate of The Citadel in South Carolina, commanded a helicopter on a search-and-destroy mission when enemy fire rendered his aircraft uncontrollable.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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Collectively, the creators in attendance commanded over 290 million subscribers, showcasing the immense reach and influence of the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) creator community.—
Cherie Brooke Luo,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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One Mil managed to fly away before explosives-laden drones streaked in to finish off the two that didn’t escape.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
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Samsung will herald its AI future at CES this week, and while the S25 will be more capable than any Galaxy before to process AI on-device, the reality is this is going to be a hybrid solution and the clear differences users had been steered towards are more blurry than before.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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This interest is being steered by Flavio Briatore, their executive advisor, who sees Colapinto as part of a growing trend in Formula 1 to focus on nurturing young talents.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Captained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captained. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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