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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 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.
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Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Cummins became the first frontline fast bowler to lead the side since Ray Lindwall, who captained one Test against India in the 1950s.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Then this season, Reese totaled six points, nine rebounds, two assists, and a steal in 17 minutes for Team Collier, captained by Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, in a 151-131 over Team Clark, captained by Clark.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 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
Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Cummins became the first frontline fast bowler to lead the side since Ray Lindwall, who captained one Test against India in the 1950s.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Then this season, Reese totaled six points, nine rebounds, two assists, and a steal in 17 minutes for Team Collier, captained by Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, in a 151-131 over Team Clark, captained by Clark.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captained
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Hoban supervised construction of the porticoes on the north and south sides of the building that Latrobe originally designed in 1807.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Russia’s strategic nuclear forces carried out a readiness test supervised by the country’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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As Lee realizes, there is more to the story than what authorities ruled, which is that the black sheep of the Washberg clan died by suicide—maybe over Lee’s exposé on the family.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Maduro has ruled Venezuela with an iron fist since 2013 and has clung to power despite an apparently decisive loss in the 2024 presidential election.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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All are dressed in period garb — Clarkson in a gorgeous gown and her band, My Band Y’all, led by musical director and keyboardist Jason Halbert, in formal white dinner jackets typical of musical acts at the time.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Chicago had led or been tied through two periods in nine of its first 10 games, and only trailed Los Angeles by one entering the third.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Heathcock oversaw the opening of Costco in Loomis last year and other development projects throughout his time as town manager.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge oversaw the renovation of the upper floors and attic of the White House.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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For many, its major draw is that it is not governed or issued by central banks or authorities.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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Afrikaners, who are descendants of primarily Dutch colonial settlers who arrived in South Africa in the 1600s, governed the country from 1948 to 1994 and imposed racial separation laws known as apartheid.—
Annika Neklason,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The mission will be commanded by Zhang Lu, 48, who was a crew member of the Shenzhou 15 mission which launched in November 2022 and returned to Earth in June 2023.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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El Modena’s defense won a few battles, but McNeal commanded two scoring drives, including one in the final minute of the game, and that was all the the Diablos needed for a 13-6 victory over the Vanguards.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Hubbarth handled it pretty well, asking a couple of questions on the issues and producing a little news.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Caliendo handled the rest of the game, allowing no quarterback pressures on 32 pass-blocking snaps, according to Pro Football Focus.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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Carter hadn’t managed to build a profitable business with his attempt to recapture Vanity Fair’s old spirit (and luxury advertising base).—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Larson was one of the four drivers including Hamlin, Chase Briscoe and William Byron in contention for the title, but Larson managed to finish in third position, ahead of the other three contenders to claim the championship.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Captained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captained. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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