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as in earns
to receive as return for effort
the movie's producers captured several awards for their work
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as in grabs
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
captured the cat just as it was about to escape out the front door
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as in prisoners
one that has been taken and held in confinement
a Spanish treasure ship was the most valuable capture ever taken by that privateer
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Recent Examples of captures
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Harris really captures that beautifully with the dream sequence stuff.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Over the past few years, Teasdale has grown to embrace the slow mornings and simple comforts that come with being a homebody, and Moisturizer, Wet Leg’s bright, celestial second album, captures small-hours moments, sofa snogs and falling into the buoyant daze of doing nothing all day.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Ray-Ban Meta served as the second brand anchor this year, also with new technology; the next generation style comes with an extended battery life of up to eight hours, an ultra-wide 12MP camera that captures high quality 3K ultra-HD videos with precision and clarity.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
There's something really, really scary about that, and Lee captures that exceptionally well.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Each episode captures a key moment in their evolving relationship, set against the backdrop of cultural milestones like TRL, Sidekicks, and the birth of social media.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The video, which captures Chester’s perplexed stare at the multilevel structure, was shared by his owners, Karys and Max.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
This works because each tower captures sunlight at different times of the day.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
In the end, Open Group’s tragic karaoke tune captures fear, longing, suspense, despair, loss, destruction, displacement, awaiting of news, disappointment in diplomatic solutions, the ecological and human toll of it all.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
GoPro says this camera has its most advanced stabilization system on board for smooth captures.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
And then a couple weeks later, Paul sealed the deal with several of his own Green Ghost captures.
—Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2025
For roles that demand constant context switching, voice AI captures inputs across touchpoints and synthesizes them into formats teams can act on immediately.
—Gelila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The intimacy of his quick, typically posed captures stands apart from the images on the wires during each fashion season.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Set in the 1970s and 1980s, the drama covers both of Zende’s captures of Sobhraj.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The hour-long audio recording captures dispatchers, police officers and other first responders coordinating a large-scale emergency response after gunfire erupted during a morning church service.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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The inside of the entirely wooden house captures what life was like in early Fort Lauderdale over 100 years ago.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Harris really captures that beautifully with the dream sequence stuff.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Over the past few years, Teasdale has grown to embrace the slow mornings and simple comforts that come with being a homebody, and Moisturizer, Wet Leg’s bright, celestial second album, captures small-hours moments, sofa snogs and falling into the buoyant daze of doing nothing all day.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Ray-Ban Meta served as the second brand anchor this year, also with new technology; the next generation style comes with an extended battery life of up to eight hours, an ultra-wide 12MP camera that captures high quality 3K ultra-HD videos with precision and clarity.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
There's something really, really scary about that, and Lee captures that exceptionally well.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Each episode captures a key moment in their evolving relationship, set against the backdrop of cultural milestones like TRL, Sidekicks, and the birth of social media.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The video, which captures Chester’s perplexed stare at the multilevel structure, was shared by his owners, Karys and Max.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
This works because each tower captures sunlight at different times of the day.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
Freiburghaus captures musician and friend Dino Brandão’s battle with mental illness after a trip to his father’s native country of Angola raises questions about his own sense of identity.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
In the end, Open Group’s tragic karaoke tune captures fear, longing, suspense, despair, loss, destruction, displacement, awaiting of news, disappointment in diplomatic solutions, the ecological and human toll of it all.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
GoPro says this camera has its most advanced stabilization system on board for smooth captures.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
And then a couple weeks later, Paul sealed the deal with several of his own Green Ghost captures.
—Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2025
For roles that demand constant context switching, voice AI captures inputs across touchpoints and synthesizes them into formats teams can act on immediately.
—Gelila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The intimacy of his quick, typically posed captures stands apart from the images on the wires during each fashion season.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Set in the 1970s and 1980s, the drama covers both of Zende’s captures of Sobhraj.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The hour-long audio recording captures dispatchers, police officers and other first responders coordinating a large-scale emergency response after gunfire erupted during a morning church service.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captures
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Some conservative critics of the extra subsidies argue this group earns enough that they should be expected to pay their insurance premiums without help.—
Elena Shao,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Toyota Sienna achieves 36 miles per gallon Toyota's Sienna standard hybrid minivan earns 36 miles per gallon in the city and 36 miles per gallon on the highway.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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But Henry grabs Julia at the last moment and presses all of their hands to the stones at once.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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Viral video of the incident shows Eilish leaving the stage and exchanging high-fives with fans when someone grabs her arm and tires to yank her into the crowd.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Under the agreement, accepted by both parties this week, Hamas will return all living hostages—believed to be around 20—in exchange for roughly 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and about 1,700 detainees from Gaza.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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The agreement includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Roem and other critics of data center growth see a few obvious goals in Virginia if Spanberger wins — though the would-be governor has not climbed on board with all of them.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Those three came thanks to their two team wins and then their close loss to the Cardinals.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Touchdown catches by Odunze, including at least one in each game.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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The bag is easy to roll and lift, and the expandable zipper never catches.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The general staff reaps data from the point system, enabling it to make better decisions about strategy.—
Tamar Jacoby,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The victor reaps hard-to-come-by rewards in an unwelcoming, militarized land.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If Europe seizes this opportunity, quantum computing has the power to be a genuine differentiator for the continent, and shape our economy, and world, for the better.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Athletic’s Daniel Popper believes a trade could be on the horizon if neither back seizes the opportunity ahead.—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But live content still garners the biggest ratings, which includes late-night talk shows.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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When the 2026 World Junior Hockey Championship comes to the Twin Cities in December, not many will know that more than 50 years ago, a diminutive former Gophers hockey player was a catalyst in the establishment of the tournament that now garners worldwide media attention.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Captures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captures. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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