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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
Verb
  • The tagging feature lets creators monetize audiences on Shorts and in the living room.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Lehrer later posted the segment on social media, tagging Yair Netanyahu, the Prime Minister’s son.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of tagging
Verb
  • That car became a rally staple, training a generation of drivers, including the French legend Jean Ragnotti, and stamping its double white stripe into motorsport folklore.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This metal punch press mold functions like slices of bread in a sandwich, stamping hot plastic sheets into lightweight thermoplastic aircraft doors.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of stamping
Verb
  • Although heavily implied, officers at the news conference stopped short of labeling Betkouski as a suspect in the Tylenol murders.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Gardner said that the insurer missed the standard two-year deadline to recover the money and is now labeling routine billing as fraud to avoid legal time limits.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of labeling
Verb
  • Tixr will run ticketing for all Squadron home games at the Pontchartrain Center, including ticket purchasing, management, resale and transfers.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But real capability doesn’t live in a ticketing system or a static Wiki page.
    — Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of ticketing
Verb
  • The collaboration will focus on identifying potential customers, evaluating sites and developing commercial projects around nT-Tao’s Compact Fusion System.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • When circumstances permit, a factual report, relevant identifying information, and any unanswered requests can be documented afterward.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of identifying
Verb
  • Connecticut was among the few states helping to cover the loss of federal health insurance subsidies by earmarking millions of dollars to soften the blow for more than 150,000 Connecticut residents.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of earmarking
Verb
  • Mbappé has also ended a near 20-year relationship with Nike to sign with On – marking the sportswear brand’s first step into the world of soccer.
    — Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Payment Access Continues After the Invoice Is Paid For businesses that depend on invoices, marking a bill as paid solves one part of the cash-flow process.
    — Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of marking
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“Captioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captioning. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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