as in captions
an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration
the cutline wrongly identified the people in the photo
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captions
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Another anniversary gift featured in the post was a photo album with thoughtful captions that chronicled the couple's relationship.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026 -
But none of the photos had captions and was no explanation given for why any of them were together.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Cutlines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutlines. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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