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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  • Sensing my hesitation to contribute to the graffiti (tagging the cars is encouraged), Half-Cocked handed me a can of pink spray paint and gently fostered my delinquency.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Amazon markets generative AI creative tools to the same sellers now responsible for tagging.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of tagging
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  • In celebrating the players who are not afraid to take risks, and taking time to nurture the rough diamonds at the club, the tour is the first step in De Zerbi stamping his footprint on a club that had lost its way in recent years.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The small stamping child has become one of Oslo’s most recognizable figures, but concentrating on him alone means overlooking sculptures that convey far more complicated emotions and relationships.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of stamping
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  • The agency ordered Disney to begin clearly labeling its thousands of gallons of paint, chemicals and pesticides, according to a consent order, and to establish a training program so employees would know how to handle hazardous waste.
    — WUFT News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • Retailers and e-commerce merchants will be able to link to Onton’s new model, white labelling the service to power their own search engines for shoppers.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of labeling
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  • Ein said more than 80% of inquiries that the tournament’s ticketing team received in the lead up to the event were asking when Eala would be playing.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Ticketmaster argues fees help cover the real costs of live events, including venue staffing, operations and building maintenance, as well as ticketing technology, security, customer support, fraud prevention, and payment processing.
    — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of ticketing
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  • In practice, this means that more employees are spending less time producing outputs themselves and more time identifying problems, guiding outputs and evaluating results.
    — Neil Dhar, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Sheriff’s Office has not released other identifying information about the person, including gender.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 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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  • For example, the freshman four-year graduation rate increased from 68% to 74% between 2018 and 2025, marking a 6 percentage point increase.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • The Bundesliga had only begun in 1963, marking the true beginning of professionalism.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of marking
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