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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
Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Even on non-Copilot+ PCs, Windows 11 can display live captions for any spoken audio from any source on the screen.
—PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Microsoft has also taken steps beyond software, with tablets featuring trackpads that recognize input from various appendages—not just fingertips—while also incorporating voice input, live captions, and other inclusive features.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Though the new glasses include just a small digital display in their right lens, that screen enables unique visual functions, like reading messages, seeing photo previews and reading live captions while having a conversation with someone.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
In the footage, a series of on-screen captions narrated the experience from the pup's perspective.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Treat those first clips like real assignments and deliver them complete with captions and calls to action.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Later, read the captions aloud together like a comic strip.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
The subsequent pages include a childlike drawing of a wedding and redacted photos of young children in bed, playing piano, and evidently posing for the camera, with captions in what appears to be Maxwell’s handwriting.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
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As for the show itself, the Giorgio Armani brand described its essence in a series of Instagram captions posted on show day.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Even on non-Copilot+ PCs, Windows 11 can display live captions for any spoken audio from any source on the screen.
—PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Microsoft has also taken steps beyond software, with tablets featuring trackpads that recognize input from various appendages—not just fingertips—while also incorporating voice input, live captions, and other inclusive features.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Though the new glasses include just a small digital display in their right lens, that screen enables unique visual functions, like reading messages, seeing photo previews and reading live captions while having a conversation with someone.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
In the footage, a series of on-screen captions narrated the experience from the pup's perspective.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Treat those first clips like real assignments and deliver them complete with captions and calls to action.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Later, read the captions aloud together like a comic strip.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
The subsequent pages include a childlike drawing of a wedding and redacted photos of young children in bed, playing piano, and evidently posing for the camera, with captions in what appears to be Maxwell’s handwriting.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captions
Noun
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His other Chekhov translations included A Month in the Country, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and Platonov.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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Alex Zucker's translations include novels by Magdaléna Platzová, Jáchym Topol, Bianca Bellová, Petra Hůlová, and Tomáš Zmeškal.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Region tournaments took place earlier this week, during which several Nashville area teams and individuals earned the right to defend their titles from a season ago.—
Jacob Shames,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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Univision, the Spanish-language media giant, acquired The Root in 2015 and assembled a portfolio of online brands — only to scrap that strategy and sell the titles to Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm, in 2019.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the middle of 25th St, a man opens a red stanchion and ushers us toward a guard who stamps invisible ink on our wrists.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Google’s Search Central guidance and WCAG principles both emphasize making content easy to crawl and understand, using clear headings, logical site structures, descriptive alt text and meaningful link text.—
Ran Ronen,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Attached to the appeal letter were nearly 200 pages of records organized by headings and numbers.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Peterson hosts a regular show on BBC Radio 6 Music, founded the influential Acid Jazz and Brownswood Recordings labels, and in recent years began the We Out Here festival in Dorset, England.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
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And the startup not only attracts speculators directly on its website and mobile app, but also white labels its markets to brokers like Robinhood and Webull, adding liquidity and scale.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For the new hires taking over the many faces of Matt Mercer in the adaptation, the array of talent on display is mind-boggling, encompassing Broadway stars, country music legends, and not one, but three Disney princesses.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Intel was cofounded in 1968 by two legends of the silicon industry, Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce, and an investor named Arthur Rock.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The companies' inclusion in this list comes after both brands have been at the center of high-profile fallouts in the headlines over the past few weeks.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Those numbers didn't make headlines and, some experts fear, were obscured by the death toll.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Behind the scenes, Billo tags your videos, tracks what elements perform best—things like hooks, calls to action, and formats—and shares that info with brands.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Austin Wells #28 of the New York Yankees tags out Bo Bichette #11 of the Toronto Blue Jays at home plate during the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on September 6, 2025 in New York, New York.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Captions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captions. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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