captioning

verb

present participle of caption
as in tagging

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for captioning
  1. tagging
  2. stamping
  3. labeling
  4. ticketing
  5. identifying
  6. earmarking
  7. marking
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  • Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Enter the giveaway on Krispy Krunchy Chicken’s official Facebook or Instagram by following the brand, liking a post, commenting and tagging a friend.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of tagging
Verb
  • To achieve crisp dots and clean linework at home, Slynko recommends using a dotting tool and a thin detail brush, or reaching for a stamping plate.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 20 June 2026
  • There’s another subtle reference to baseball in the film, again stamping its moment in time.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Definition of stamping
Verb
  • Save yourself the guessing game of wondering what is in your fridge by labeling and dating your leftovers.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026
  • Beta 3 also added a Quick Panel icon for Summarise Notifications, with Samsung explicitly labelling the summaries as AI-generated, a small but telling sign that shows how Samsung is managing AI transparency with its users.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of labeling
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  • Hemici said the company plans to launch a new experience platform in Q1 2027, built with Fever, the experience discovery and ticketing company.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Sources said additional income would come via the club selling a share of tickets directly, a move linked to its recent agreement with ticketing platform Fever.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of ticketing
Verb
  • The program has also introduced Earthster, a modeling platform that helps companies evaluate the environmental impact of semiconductor manufacturing by identifying energy use, material consumption, and carbon-emission hotspots across their products.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
  • The unknown profile, prosecutors said, did not contain enough identifying information to be submitted to CODIS, the national DNA database.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of identifying
Verb
  • United Kingdom cruise line Marella Cruises is permanently earmarking one of its ships, Marella Discovery 2, for adults-only cruises.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Now, county leaders and health officials are earmarking funds to address those issues.
    — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of earmarking
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  • The state investor’s net portfolio value surged to a record SG$518 billion ($401 billion) for the year ended March 31, up SG$49 billion, marking its third straight annual increase.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • Millions of Americans paying higher Affordable Care Act insurance bills in 2026 will once again face double-digit rate hikes next year, marking another cost increase for health insurance that has become prohibitively expensive for some.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of marking
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