as in caption
an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration
the cutline wrongly identified the people in the photo
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After the Star-Telegram asked about it, the spokesperson said McGraw was not embedded and that the cutline would be changed.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2025
So rare, in fact, that after nearly missing the cutline at Cognizant Classic, was only the 6th player to accomplish it after nine long years.
—Devlina Sarkar, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Ohio State is almost surely on the right side of the cutline as things stand, but a losing streak for a team that is only 15-11 overall would be a serious problem.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The loss ensures the Red Sox will remain at least 3.5 games below the playoff cutline entering Sunday.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2024
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2025
So rare, in fact, that after nearly missing the cutline at Cognizant Classic, was only the 6th player to accomplish it after nine long years.
—Devlina Sarkar, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Ohio State is almost surely on the right side of the cutline as things stand, but a losing streak for a team that is only 15-11 overall would be a serious problem.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The loss ensures the Red Sox will remain at least 3.5 games below the playoff cutline entering Sunday.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutline
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Marcille wrote in the caption of a post of her riding in a golf cart, cheesing and laying her head on Sterling’s shoulder.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
3 Sep. 2025
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The caption, posted via hashtag, suggests the cat may have anisocoria—a condition that causes one pupil to be a different size than the other.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Cutline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutline. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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