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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
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Tan’s birthday caption offered a window into where his head is at entering his seventh decade.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 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
Hanks wrote in the adorable caption.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Tan’s birthday caption offered a window into where his head is at entering his seventh decade.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 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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Bookstores and publishers were also stumped about what to do with works in translation, including classics containing passages that could now be seen as problematic, such as Virginia Woolf.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Yale Repertory Theatre is using a 2019 adaptation by Frank Galati, which takes the standard Derek Prouse translation which has been around nearly as long as Ionesco original French script and trims it judiciously for maximum theatrical impact.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In 10 seasons in the IHSA, Yorkville Christian has won four regional titles, two sectionals and the Class 1A state title in 2021-22.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Case, a player on KU’s 2008 NCAA title team, is in his 11th season on Bill Self’s KU coaching staff.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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My kids stamped, dyed, experimented, and ended the day with scarves of their own design.—
Christine Chitnis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Indy Indie Book Crawl is a four-day event that encourages readers to support local, independent and community bookstores across central Indiana by getting a special bookmark stamped at participating locations, in which this year there are 37.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
19 Mar. 2026
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Jaylen Brown joined that list of legends during Wednesday’s 120-99 victory over the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden, scoring 32 points on 11-of-21 shooting to reach 13,202 for his career.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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Late rap legend Big Pun cut his teeth there, teasing future hits from his classic 1998 debut album, Capital Punishment, at the venue.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The essay moves between memoir, medical history, academic citations and media headlines.—
Amanda Marton Ramaciotti,
The Dial,
19 Mar. 2026
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News of the incident first made headlines earlier this week when Paul’s other hit show, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, paused filming for season five amid the situation.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In addition to the attack buttons on the face of the Xbox controller, players will use the left trigger and shoulder buttons to tag in an ally or use them for a support attack.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Tag a friend, tag an enemy, even tag a Reaver.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Quite a few squads had strong weeks, but for those that remain precariously balanced on the cutline, the opportunities to secure their safety are dwindling.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 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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Currently, Republican lawmakers are calling for the passage of laws that would ban weather modification, placing all kinds of ordinary scientific experimentation under that scary-sounding heading.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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While Zootopia 2 connected with audiences there with its great rabbit symbolism, the one big plus for Pixar’s latest heading into China is that Hoppers has trailered greatly on Zootopia 2 which is up to $667M there.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Caption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caption. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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