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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
Justin, 27, started and captained Leicester in their opening two Championship games but was left out of the squad for Saturday’s 1-0 win at Charlton Athletic.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
In addition, Fever has been announced as an official partner of Fireballs GC, one of LIV Golf’s teams captained by Spanish icon Sergio Garcia, which will showcase the Fever logo on the sleeve of Fireballs’ playing kits.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025
To kick off the trip, guests will travel to Boston’s scenic Seaport District, then board an active boat captained by a local lobsterman.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
And with Republican majorities in both houses of Congress, captained by lickspittle MAGA lieutenants like Johnson and Thune, impeachment proceedings aren’t likely to get any traction.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Stuart Martin and Fra Fee, both of whom appeared in Snyder’s Rebel Moon movies, will star in the feature, an indie whose budget will be significantly lower than many of the epics Snyder has captained before.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
Each royal captained an Emirates Team New Zealand America's Cup yacht for the race at the Viaduct Basin, and Kate came out on top — not once, but twice.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 14 Aug. 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
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
Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
In addition, Fever has been announced as an official partner of Fireballs GC, one of LIV Golf’s teams captained by Spanish icon Sergio Garcia, which will showcase the Fever logo on the sleeve of Fireballs’ playing kits.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025
To kick off the trip, guests will travel to Boston’s scenic Seaport District, then board an active boat captained by a local lobsterman.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
And with Republican majorities in both houses of Congress, captained by lickspittle MAGA lieutenants like Johnson and Thune, impeachment proceedings aren’t likely to get any traction.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Stuart Martin and Fra Fee, both of whom appeared in Snyder’s Rebel Moon movies, will star in the feature, an indie whose budget will be significantly lower than many of the epics Snyder has captained before.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
Each royal captained an Emirates Team New Zealand America's Cup yacht for the race at the Viaduct Basin, and Kate came out on top — not once, but twice.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 14 Aug. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captained
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Open to kids ages 4-12, the program has a wide range of kids’ club activities such as crafts, games, and supervised play.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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According to Richardson, play between a large dog and a kitten can be very positive for bonding and enrichment, but must always be supervised.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled, and see over 100 daily shows.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Supreme Court in June declined the toy companies’ request to take up the issue before a lower appeals court ruled on the case.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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This has led Alonso to give him playing time in all three La Liga matches so far, but a total of 22 minutes (and that coming at a time when Bellingham and Camavinga aren’t available) doesn’t seem to promise much for the season ahead.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Defensive end starter Charlie Collins and backup Phillip Lee led the front-line defensive group with two tackles each, though Lee had a team-high three quarterback hurries.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Environmental Protection Agency oversaw a massive cleanup effort, for one.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Huse oversaw the Florida Studies and University Archives collections at USF Libraries, gathering oral histories and helping to establish the Florida Environment and Natural History Collection.—
Gabrielle Calise,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Different categories of health insurance are governed by different agencies and are therefore subject to different prior authorization rules.—
Lauren Sausser,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Think of individual workplaces as their own countries, each governed by a specific set of social norms and ways of operating.—
Julia Sullivan,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lara Raj, Megan, Manon, Sophia, Daniela and Yoonchae of KATSEYE commanded the red carpet in coordinated looks that let each members' personality shine through.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Eilish commanded the tally for 55 frames in a row, blocking multiple competitors from collecting new champions.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Butler's sister-in-law baked a beautiful red velvet cake and a close friend handled music, hair and more.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The visiting bench complained that Barca’s Kika Nazareth had handled the ball, but the referee dismissed their appeal.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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By Sunday evening, the fire crew managed to contain 14% of this wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In previous years, a private consultant managed the grant distribution process.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Captained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captained. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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