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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
The Dallas native played his high school soccer at Frisco Lone Star and came up through the FC Dallas Academy and captained the FC Dallas U19 team.
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Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
Messi, who captained Argentina for the first time in a friendly match at the Salt Lake stadium in a 1-0 win over Venezuela in 2011, virtually unveiled a 70-foot statue of himself in Kolkata earlier on Saturday.
—Reuters 23 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025
Messi, who captained Argentina for the first time in a friendly match at the Salt Lake stadium in a 1-0 win over Venezuela in 2011, virtually unveiled a 70-foot statue of himself in Kolkata earlier on Saturday.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
That regression is particularly problematic for an offense captained by quarterback Jalen Hurts, who is always at his best with a quality run game to lean on and help open up the pass attack.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Scott Boland and Brendan Doggett, who took five wickets on Test debut, are set to retain their places in the side, which will be captained by Steve Smith in Cummins’ absence.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
And Ciera was a volleyball player who later captained the Davidson College squad.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
The dessert win was a long time coming for Circle City Sweets’ Hawkins, who also captained the Team Indiana group that entered 15 teams of chefs in all 10 categories.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
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.
—Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
Messi, who captained Argentina for the first time in a friendly match at the Salt Lake stadium in a 1-0 win over Venezuela in 2011, virtually unveiled a 70-foot statue of himself in Kolkata earlier on Saturday.
—Reuters 23 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025
Messi, who captained Argentina for the first time in a friendly match at the Salt Lake stadium in a 1-0 win over Venezuela in 2011, virtually unveiled a 70-foot statue of himself in Kolkata earlier on Saturday.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
That regression is particularly problematic for an offense captained by quarterback Jalen Hurts, who is always at his best with a quality run game to lean on and help open up the pass attack.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Scott Boland and Brendan Doggett, who took five wickets on Test debut, are set to retain their places in the side, which will be captained by Steve Smith in Cummins’ absence.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
And Ciera was a volleyball player who later captained the Davidson College squad.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
The dessert win was a long time coming for Circle City Sweets’ Hawkins, who also captained the Team Indiana group that entered 15 teams of chefs in all 10 categories.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
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.
—Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captained
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Taking calcium and vitamin D together is generally safe and helps support bone health when supervised by a doctor.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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He will be supervised for five years, in line with his six-year 2023 sentence.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner first ruled his death an apparent suicide.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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But the Florida Supreme Court in 2017 ruled the new law was unconstitutional, saying jury verdicts needed to be unanimous.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Then, in August 2014, her Modern Family costar Julie Bowen intervened and helped Hyland end her relationship, which, per Hyland's restraining order filing, allegedly led Prokop to threaten to kill her dog and burn down her house.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Park led a presentation Friday morning in the Council Chamber during the City Council’s first session of the new year following a three-week recess.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Bijjo Toppo came aboard as executive producer during development, while Kiran Rao facilitated the Indian release and Misaq Kazimi oversaw the American rollout.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Since becoming chief in February 2024, Bailey oversaw a significant drop in homicides, non-fatal shootings and property crime, according to Hogsett.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
8 Jan. 2026
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The authority is governed by a seven-member board appointed by the governor.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
9 Jan. 2026
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The proud and courageous Iranian people are rising up against the tyrannical, despotic and oppressive regime that imposed its vicious rule in 1979 and has governed by fear and murder ever since.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
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The central square is commanded by the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque, and the streets hold other imperial Ottoman-era mosques, Byzantine cisterns, and the remains of a hippodrome.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Considered a delicacy in parts of Asia, mullet roe commanded a premium price.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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One of them calls out the district for gross negligence for how the situation was handled.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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King handled the situation well, but even such a pro couldn't help but crack a smile at that remark.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Even amid some clunky exposition, Welcome to Derry has at least managed to offer compelling horror set pieces to keep heart rates up.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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In Week 5, Matthew Stafford passed for 389 yards and three touchdowns, but the Rams converted on only four of 10 third downs, and after taking a 17-7 lead into halftime, managed only nine points in the final two quarters and overtime.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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