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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
Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Her strict economy, honed by her early years of writing and endlessly revising (under the exacting eye of Allene Talmey) tight captions for Vogue, thrills the editor in me.
—Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Public photos, captions and comments can get scraped, saved and connected to other personal details already online.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Jenner wrote in one of two captions.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 2 June 2026
Disney’s social media accounts did some further rib-nudging over the weekend with tweets paraphrasing Swift lyrics as captions for the billboard images, some of which featured the character Jessie.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 June 2026
Tubi supports closed captions on the vast majority of its content.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
Closed captions were built for deaf audiences.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 May 2026
In September, Meta released its own display glasses, enabling users to see features like messages, photo previews and live captions through a small display that's built into one of the device's lenses.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 19 May 2026
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The captions assert his dominance.
—Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Her strict economy, honed by her early years of writing and endlessly revising (under the exacting eye of Allene Talmey) tight captions for Vogue, thrills the editor in me.
—Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Public photos, captions and comments can get scraped, saved and connected to other personal details already online.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Jenner wrote in one of two captions.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 2 June 2026
Disney’s social media accounts did some further rib-nudging over the weekend with tweets paraphrasing Swift lyrics as captions for the billboard images, some of which featured the character Jessie.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 June 2026
Tubi supports closed captions on the vast majority of its content.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
Closed captions were built for deaf audiences.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 May 2026
In September, Meta released its own display glasses, enabling users to see features like messages, photo previews and live captions through a small display that's built into one of the device's lenses.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captions
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In Dallas, a recent $120-million tech upgrade will give local police body cameras capable of real-time translations, helping law enforcement communicate with international visitors soon to descend on the region.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The new rules will also mandate translations at public conferences, and raise standards for how the language is taught in schools.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026
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In Conversation Books by Andrew Sean Greer, Dave Eggers, Leila Slimani, and more are among the 23 new titles out today!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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McDuffie and Watson were part of Kansas City Chiefs teams that played in three consecutive Super Bowls, winning titles in 2023 and 2024.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Where to buy Mister Rogers stamps The Mister Rogers Stamps will be available for purchase at any post office nationwide and on The Postal Store online.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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The Lowriders stamps showcase five classic models.—
Monica Garske,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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From Cold War legends to modern battlefield predators, these are seven of the deadliest helicopters ever used by military forces around the world.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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The surprises of Dragon Striker will unfold as characters explore the legends right under their noses.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 June 2026
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Use clear headings, concise explanations and logical formatting.—
Jeremy Fields,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Breaking information into short sections with scannable headings may help keep candidates engaged longer, so try to focus on that approach instead.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Iran already blocks independent TV and tightly polices journalists; Freedom House labels its media not free as authorities ban satellite dishes and cut off outside internet access for weeks.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Recognizing that, YouTube is making the AI labels more prominent and automating part of the process.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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After major fires make headlines, out-of-context images of Indigenous people often circulate on social media in Brazil, falsely blaming them and officials for the destruction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's ShortWave podcast .—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
7 June 2026
Verb
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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 13 Jun. 2026.
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