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as in translation
an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration
for the school yearbook, funny captions were written for snapshots showing a typical day at school
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as in title
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
the textbook features cleverly worded captions to capture the reader's attention
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Recent Examples of caption
Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
Your social captions need to grab attention in less than three seconds.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Sophie Dodd, People.com, 6 May 2025
Born hard of hearing and now completely deaf in one ear, Rosenfeld navigates the industry by utilizing ASL interpreters, live captioning apps, and lip reading to communicate effectively.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In her June 10 caption, Kelley Wolf praised her estranged husband and revealed what’s next.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
Your social captions need to grab attention in less than three seconds.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Verb
Kudrow captioned a selfie of her and Cox tearing up with laughter.
—Sophie Dodd, People.com, 6 May 2025
Born hard of hearing and now completely deaf in one ear, Rosenfeld navigates the industry by utilizing ASL interpreters, live captioning apps, and lip reading to communicate effectively.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caption
Noun
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And fans have clearly been waiting; 2.2 million people applied for a lottery system to buy the Switch 2 in Japan, according to a translation of an X post from Nintendo in April.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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That's according to a CNBC translation of the Chinese.—
Evelyn Cheng,Bernice Ooi,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Following his time at Boise State, Petersen coached the Washington Huskies from 2014 to 2019, guiding them to two Pac-12 titles and a berth in the 2016 College Football Playoff.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 June 2025
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The 25-year-old is the first Swede to win a US Women’s Open since Annika Sörenstam earned her third title in 2006.—
Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Toyota Industries, which founded Toyota Motor, produces a range of products including forklifts, engines, electronic components, and stamping dies.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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That night, a local official and postal workers stamped some of the thousands of commemorative covers crammed into the Electra’s nose.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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And the troubadour legend, who haunted those same Village clubs during that same time, was…a bit underwhelmed.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2025
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The Axeman remains one of New Orleans’ most enduring legends, inspiring books, jazz ballads and even an appearance in American Horror Story, the FX series.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The changes made national headlines and drew negative attention, and tweets from the president.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The episode demonstrated how local actions by Jewish Washingtonians could create national headlines.—
Time,
Time,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Two batters later, Wells tagged Crochet again for a run-scoring double.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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Shortstop Taylor Walls fielded the ball on the right field side of second base and could not tag Edwards, opting to get Sanchez at first.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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To be cited in AIOs, make sure your content is credible, ideally with external validation (e.g., reviews, backlinks, expert quotes), clearly structured with headings, lists and short, specific answers and is consistently updated to remain relevant and useful.—
Nick Brown,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Another nice-to-have: a yoga mat bag or carrying strap (if your mat doesn’t come with one), to make heading to and from class a little easier.—
Kristin Canning,
SELF,
30 May 2025
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“Caption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caption. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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