CAPTURING Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

capturing

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present participle of capture

as in winning

to receive as return for effort the movie's producers captured several awards for their work

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as in grabbing

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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Recent Examples of capturing The Wild Horse Reservoir project would create a 95,000-acre-foot storage system designed to help meet demand through 2075, capturing water from both the Colorado River Basin and Arkansas River Basin, according to project plans from the City of Aurora Water Department. —

Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 2 May 2026 Israel has since carried out hundreds of airstrikes and launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, capturing dozens of towns and villages along the border. —

Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026 Analysts had predicted in January that the program would begin to slow down by 2028, capturing an average of $738 million between then and 2030. —

Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026 Also, earlier this month, the Seminole County Area Rowers took part in the Florida State Rowing Association State Sculling Championships with Bryan Gracia Lopez capturing the gold medal in the boys lightweight singles, earning him the title as scholastic and youth state champion. —

Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026 Google Cloud continues to grow rapidly, capturing enterprise workloads as businesses accelerate their AI buildouts. —

Michael Khouw, CNBC, 1 May 2026 Then, Jim Harbaugh accepted the Los Angeles Chargers head coaching position following the Wolverines capturing the 2023 CFP title, while also being embroiled in the Connor Stallions sign-stealing investigation. —

Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 Six years later, after months of military buildup in the Caribbean, the United States launched an unprecedented military operation in Venezuela, bombing Caracas and capturing Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from the Presidential Palace. —

Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026 From Edward Steichen to Annie Leibovitz, Vanity Fair has been capturing the greatest physical forms in sport, fitness, and dance for a century. —

Jonathan Pace, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026

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Aspen Wooten, a talented tennis prodigy who moved from Memphis to Lake Nona with her family as a ninth grader, had accomplished just about everything available in her four-year high school career — including winning more than 100 matches.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Schindler also put down the winning kill in both games for the Knights (16-5, 1-1).

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026