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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
Erin Clements, People.com, 28 May 2025
On Instagram, Justin posted a glamorous photo of Hailey rocking a powerful white suit, as well as a screenshot of her own caption announcing the news on the platform.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 May 2025
Sophie Dodd, People.com, 6 May 2025
Born hard of hearing and now completely deaf in one ear, Rosenfeld navigates the industry by utilizing ASL interpreters, live captioning apps, and lip reading to communicate effectively.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In the accompanying caption, Duff shared the story behind their introduction to the fowl.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 28 May 2025
On Instagram, Justin posted a glamorous photo of Hailey rocking a powerful white suit, as well as a screenshot of her own caption announcing the news on the platform.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 May 2025
Verb
Kudrow captioned a selfie of her and Cox tearing up with laughter.
—Sophie Dodd, People.com, 6 May 2025
Born hard of hearing and now completely deaf in one ear, Rosenfeld navigates the industry by utilizing ASL interpreters, live captioning apps, and lip reading to communicate effectively.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caption
Noun
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Designed to evolve from simple task automation (proofreading, code translation) to agentic behavior, the system is trained to act like a seasoned Goldman employee — consulting the right data, using appropriate algorithms and reflecting the firm’s values and decision-making protocols.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Here, again, the English translation fails to capture the historical and cultural connotations of the Persian, Bahari explained.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
Noun
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The New Order film is only in development, however, along with many other titles.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2025
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Following his time at Boise State, Petersen coached the Washington Huskies from 2014 to 2019, guiding them to two Pac-12 titles and a berth in the 2016 College Football Playoff.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 June 2025
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Toyota Industries, which founded Toyota Motor, produces a range of products including forklifts, engines, electronic components, and stamping dies.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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That night, a local official and postal workers stamped some of the thousands of commemorative covers crammed into the Electra’s nose.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The Axeman remains one of New Orleans’ most enduring legends, inspiring books, jazz ballads and even an appearance in American Horror Story, the FX series.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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And the troubadour legend, who haunted those same Village clubs during that same time, was…a bit underwhelmed.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2025
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The changes made national headlines and drew negative attention, and tweets from the president.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The news made for an alarming headline recently: Research showed that common chemicals in plastics were associated with 350,000 heart disease deaths around the world in 2018.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Surveillance footage showed Martinez’s son and his friends tagging a laundromat while the father flashed gang signs at passing cars, the detective wrote.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Twins star Carlos Correa tagged him with a solo homer in the second inning.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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So rare, in fact, that after nearly missing the cutline at Cognizant Classic, was only the 6th player to accomplish it after nine long years.—
Devlina Sarkar,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Ohio State is almost surely on the right side of the cutline as things stand, but a losing streak for a team that is only 15-11 overall would be a serious problem.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The ledger had German headings: Name des Häftlings, Tag des Todes, Lager, Art des Todes, Name des Postens: name of prisoner, day of death, camp, manner of death, name of guard.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Of the position groups on the roster, the secondary feels the most open-ended heading into OTAs.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2025
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“Caption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caption. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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