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as in supervised
to be in charge of
if you do well on this, you'll be asked to captain the next mission
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as in ruled
to exercise authority or power over
captained the project for a few days while the boss was out of town
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as in led
to serve as leader of
you did a good job of captaining the team
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Recent Examples of captained
Cannavaro captained Italy to the title in 2006, which was the last time the Azzurri won a knockout stage game at the World Cup.
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ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Twelve of those squads have gone on to bring home NCAA titles, including the 2025 team captained by superstar Paige Bueckers that ended a nine-year championship drought in storybook fashion.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Moynihan majored in history and co-captained the rugby team at Brown University before earning a law degree at the University of Notre Dame.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Winnipeg Jets forward Jonathan Toews, who captained the Chicago Blackhawks to three Stanley Cups, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Gino Marchetti, football Named the greatest defensive end of the NFL’s first half-century, Marchetti played 13 years with the Colts and captained them to back-to-back championships (1958 and 1959).
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
Newsom just so happens to root for the Victoire, who are captained by five-time Canadian Olympian Marie-Philip Poulin.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
The 4 Aces captained by Dustin Johnson won the team competition for the second straight week.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Brunson captained the 2023 FIBA World Cup team that did not medal and finished fourth behind Germany, Serbia and Canada, who the Americans lost to in the third-place consolation game.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Twelve of those squads have gone on to bring home NCAA titles, including the 2025 team captained by superstar Paige Bueckers that ended a nine-year championship drought in storybook fashion.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Moynihan majored in history and co-captained the rugby team at Brown University before earning a law degree at the University of Notre Dame.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Winnipeg Jets forward Jonathan Toews, who captained the Chicago Blackhawks to three Stanley Cups, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Gino Marchetti, football Named the greatest defensive end of the NFL’s first half-century, Marchetti played 13 years with the Colts and captained them to back-to-back championships (1958 and 1959).
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
Newsom just so happens to root for the Victoire, who are captained by five-time Canadian Olympian Marie-Philip Poulin.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
The 4 Aces captained by Dustin Johnson won the team competition for the second straight week.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Brunson captained the 2023 FIBA World Cup team that did not medal and finished fourth behind Germany, Serbia and Canada, who the Americans lost to in the third-place consolation game.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captained
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The drones then fly themselves to the location of a call, and are supervised by a drone operator.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has driven a tank during army training supervised by her father, the pair’s latest joint public appearance fueling outside speculation that the girl is being groomed as Kim’s heir.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Bolden agreed to take less money, $22 million, but the trial judge ruled that Bolden deserves extra compensation to cover the time the case took to get to trial.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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His death was ruled a suicide by New York City's medical examiner.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The museum’s director, Pierre-Olivier Costa, met me in the entry hall and led me through the galleries housing Mucem’s permanent exhibition of items from its collection of folk arts and popular traditions.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Playing on the second night of a back-to-back after winning at Memphis on Monday night, the Suns (42-34) were led by two-time All-NBA guard Devin Booker, who scored a game-high 34 points.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Coen, who coached Jacksonville to a 13-4 record and a division title in 2025, oversaw new Carolina linebacker Devin Lloyd’s breakout campaign.—
Mike Kaye
March 31,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Noem oversaw agencies under DHS, including TSA, the Coast Guard, ICE, FEMA and more.—
Graham Hurley,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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Michel now oversees Larkin’s graduate medical educational programs and is chairman of Larkin University, which is governed separately from the hospital, said Smith, the hospital’s attorney.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Critics, including the American Gaming Association, counter that federal intervention undermines the state-by-state regulatory model that has successfully governed the industry since 2018.—
Cláudia Nunes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Now, to paraphrase a spring comment made by Schumaker, velocity means little if it’s not commanded well.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Artemis 2 is commanded by veteran astronaut Reid Wiseman, with Victor Glover as pilot, both of NASA.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The construction was even handled by the fourth-generation Obayashi family, the same company who built the original structure nearly 90 years ago.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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One probe into Rabell’s welfare was handled by the adult protection program.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Josh Naylor added a two-run single for the Mariners, who managed only four hits in the first nine innings before getting three in the 10th off new Angels reliever Brent Suter (0-1).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But the couple managed to try again.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Captained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captained. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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