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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
By capturing and using the static electricity in compressed air, this system offers a sustainable way to generate electricity while also neutralizing hazardous charges that pose safety risks.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Like Dostoyevsky, Capote doesn’t portray his killers as demonic ciphers, instead capturing their messy complexity.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
The dialogue is rooted in these testimonies, capturing the authentic prayers, words of comfort, and frantic internal debates that occurred as the staff navigated the complex military and bureaucratic hurdles required to dispatch an ambulance.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
The Instagram account @tinykindnesses has built a 50,000-strong following, spreading hope during a weighty and hectic news cycle, capturing small acts of joy that were born from other people's kindness.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
A lot of my job is capturing a feeling — the emotion of a character, evolving, changing, growing.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Manufactured in Switzerland, the style is all about capturing mid-20th-century craftsmanship that lends itself to comfort.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2026
Why is a supermarket chain capturing and keeping so much of your private information?
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
The odds are stacked against independent and specialty films capturing audience attention.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Like Dostoyevsky, Capote doesn’t portray his killers as demonic ciphers, instead capturing their messy complexity.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
The dialogue is rooted in these testimonies, capturing the authentic prayers, words of comfort, and frantic internal debates that occurred as the staff navigated the complex military and bureaucratic hurdles required to dispatch an ambulance.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
The Instagram account @tinykindnesses has built a 50,000-strong following, spreading hope during a weighty and hectic news cycle, capturing small acts of joy that were born from other people's kindness.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
A lot of my job is capturing a feeling — the emotion of a character, evolving, changing, growing.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Manufactured in Switzerland, the style is all about capturing mid-20th-century craftsmanship that lends itself to comfort.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2026
Why is a supermarket chain capturing and keeping so much of your private information?
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
The odds are stacked against independent and specialty films capturing audience attention.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capturing
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Belichick also was one of the game's top defensive assistants before taking over in New England, winning two earlier Super Bowls as defensive coordinator for the New York Giants.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Penny Weaver is an award-winning journalist who covers crime, law enforcement, court proceedings and more for the River Valley Democrat-Gazette.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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SpaceX was also famously involved in funding and operating the headline-grabbing Polaris Dawn crewed commercial mission in September 2024.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Rene Arturo Lujan, 43, admitted to grabbing two girls on June 18 and June 20, 2024, leading to his arrest roughly two hours after the second kidnapping attempt.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Cannon-Grant was well-known in activist circles in Boston, earning numerous awards, including Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonian of the Year award and a Boston Celtics Heroes Among Us award, both in 2020 amid nationwide protests following the killing of George Floyd.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Only seven units are market rate while the remainder are reserved for residents earning 30%, 50% and 60% of the area median income.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Many eventually settled in North Beach, or Little Italy, and wound up catching salmon in the summer and crab in the winter.—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Laferriere tied the score just over two minutes later by taking Perry’s pass from behind the net and catching Hofer off the left post.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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There are also a number of fascinating candidates who might need a couple of tries, along with returning fixtures who have been gaining momentum and could at some point hit the 75% threshold needed for election.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Since then, more pandas have arrived or were born locally, gaining a huge following.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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But seizing current oil production is one thing; overhauling Venezuela's entire oil industry would be another.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trump has occasionally discussed seizing Greenland since his first term but few initially took his threats seriously.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Just as that film brought awards for its director and star, Fernanda Torres, The Secret Agent is reaping similar benefits, with the Golden Globes giving its coveted Best Actor award to Wagner Moura for his title role as an academic on the run from an authoritarian government in 1977 Brazil.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
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Stetson, which celebrated its 160th anniversary last year, is also reaping the benefits of the heritage movement.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Zayn winning in Montreal after eating an RKO and a Razor’s Edge, then snatching the pin on Priest with a Helluva Kick, gave you the biggest pop and the clearest storyline payoff of the night.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Masked agents snatching preschoolers off the street and sending them to Texas detention centers serves none of those purposes.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Capturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capturing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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