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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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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 captions
Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 Apr. 2026
Calloway became internet-famous for her Instagram captions, elaborate personal storytelling, and a series of public controversies that blurred the boundary between confession and performance.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
These captions are short, headline-like titles for images.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
All performances offer accessible seating, large-print playbills and sensory kits; select showtimes also offer open captions, mask requirements, ASL interpretation and audio description services.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
As a meme, the captions recontextualize the scene to describe situations where things seem normal at first but go wrong when the saxophones start playing.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
The captions take the original scene and apply it to situations where things seem totally normal at first — but go sideways the second the saxophones kick in.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Seymour shared the photos alongside thoughtful captions centered on family, gratitude and slowing down.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Presented with open audio description and open captions.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
The montage named leaders including former Iranian prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh, former Bolivian president Juan Torres, and former Chilean president Salvador Allende, pairing their photos with captions accusing the CIA of conspiring to overthrow them.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 Apr. 2026
Calloway became internet-famous for her Instagram captions, elaborate personal storytelling, and a series of public controversies that blurred the boundary between confession and performance.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
These captions are short, headline-like titles for images.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
All performances offer accessible seating, large-print playbills and sensory kits; select showtimes also offer open captions, mask requirements, ASL interpretation and audio description services.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
As a meme, the captions recontextualize the scene to describe situations where things seem normal at first but go wrong when the saxophones start playing.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
The captions take the original scene and apply it to situations where things seem totally normal at first — but go sideways the second the saxophones kick in.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Seymour shared the photos alongside thoughtful captions centered on family, gratitude and slowing down.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Presented with open audio description and open captions.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captions
Noun
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There were very few Persian translations (not to mention texts to translate).—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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The translations look good – fluent, idiomatic, convincing.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The theatrical push, set to begin in September, will see 10–12 titles debut in Indian cinemas before arriving on the platform.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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And efforts to have titles removed have never been more coordinated or politicized.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Lowriders stamps showcase five classic models.—
Monica Garske,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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Conscious qualities, such as our emotional tone, complexity of thought, or attentional focus, could each meaningfully constrain how the mind stamps its presence on the brain’s dynamic landscape.—
Conor Feehly,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026
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Simple formatting, recognizable headings, and standard section labels all carry weight in whether a resume is parsed correctly.—
K. H. Koehler,
USA Today,
23 Dec. 2025
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Ratified in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment is short, a mere fifty words including the section headings, but with a large intended effect.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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Banijay Americas labels Bunim/Murray Productions and 51 Minds Entertainment have announced the joint promotion of Margaret Morales and Mike Vanderlinde to vice president, production, at the two labels.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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That’s a subdivision for some stylists; The Wall Group labels them stylist/content creators.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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And a powerhouse group of legends—Halle Berry!—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Related Stories Most of his other hits were co-writes, many of them with fellow songwriting legends like Paul Overstreet.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
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Though the arrest took place in 2023, the incident made headlines again in March after a video of the altercation — showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying — was published by TMZ.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Patel made headlines recently for chugging a beer after Team USA won the gold medal in ice hockey in the 2026 Olympic Games.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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Gerth gets notified every time a neighbor tags her on Facebook.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Reece Atwood tags her with an RBI single off the left-field wall that scores Kayden Henry, MaTaia Lawson follows with a 2-RBI single into right, and Jaycie Nichols bounces another single up the middle.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Captions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captions. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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