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as in translation
an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration
for the school yearbook, funny captions were written for snapshots showing a typical day at school
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as in title
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
the textbook features cleverly worded captions to capture the reader's attention
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Recent Examples of caption
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
The photo caption for this story was updated.
—Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Whitmer captioned the video, which garnered 1.6 million views as of Jan. 27 and nearly 150,000 likes.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The shoutout Kevin and Katie gave to Ellie and Emma in the announcement caption says a lot about the role these dogs fill.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
The photo caption for this story was updated.
—Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
Snoop shared no words but captioned the post with a heart and the prayer hands emoji.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Whitmer captioned the video, which garnered 1.6 million views as of Jan. 27 and nearly 150,000 likes.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caption
Noun
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As of Tuesday morning, the agenda showed a $22 million request in funds, which included an $18 million, six-year contract for body cameras with artificial intelligence translation.—
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, another Chelsea co-working space, Jay Suites, at 159 West 25th Street, hosts the Language Bank, which provided ICE with translation and interpretation services during immigration hearings last year.—
Brendan O'Connor,
Curbed,
24 Feb. 2026
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But despite speculation in South Korea about her potential grooming as a successor, no new official titles were announced as the once-in-five-years ruling party congress wrapped.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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In their new lawsuit, Mamás de DPS accuses the district of using a nonprofit called Denver School Facilities Leasing Corporation to obtain titles and mortgages for 33 school buildings.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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With hiring — and evolving worker expectations — top of mind, there’s no better time than now to stamp your company as one that employees in North Texas hold in the highest esteem.—
Glenn Hunter,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The speed cams in work zones photograph drivers and time-stamp the images at two locations.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Suarez, the 39-year-old Uruguayan legend, provided a perfect pass to 19-year-old Santi Morales, who made a nice finish to give Miami the lead at the 16-minute mark.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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No one was seriously injured in the July 24 crash, which happened the same day that WWE legend Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack in Florida.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Rahman made headlines in January this year after a video of federal agents forcibly removing her from her car amid an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis went viral.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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Florida first lady Casey DeSantis made national headlines this month for her health initiative’s discovery of trace amounts of the weed killer glyphosate in popular supermarket breads.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Both individuals were charged with tagging property and are expected to be arraigned in South Boston District Court.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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At the lab of Paul Frankland, a senior scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, researchers tagged the cells in the brain that were activated as young mice learned to fear a chamber.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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Its metrics and win profile are all firmly entrenched around the cutline.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Defending champion Harris English (68, North) and Brooks Koepka (68, North) both finished on the cutline with a two-day total of 141.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Galaxy’s away goal in the first leg gave them the tiebreaker heading into Wednesday’s second leg.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Winter weather possible early next week in Maryland Our weather turns very active heading into next week.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Caption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caption. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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