as in caption
an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration
the cutline wrongly identified the people in the photo
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Recent Examples of cutline
After three bowl-eligible teams opted not to participate in postseason games, the event turned to 5-7 schools — those just across the usual cutline.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
Ross Chastain, Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace, and Austin Cindric, who found themselves below the cutline before the race, won't be advancing further.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
At that point the club was six games above the playoff cutline and had just polished off an 11-7 win at Fenway Park over the Cleveland Guardians, who were a game below .500 and by all accounts were out of the hunt.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
DeChambeau shot 7-over 77 to finish the two days at 10 over — three shots off the cutline.
—Apress, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
Ross Chastain, Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace, and Austin Cindric, who found themselves below the cutline before the race, won't be advancing further.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
At that point the club was six games above the playoff cutline and had just polished off an 11-7 win at Fenway Park over the Cleveland Guardians, who were a game below .500 and by all accounts were out of the hunt.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
DeChambeau shot 7-over 77 to finish the two days at 10 over — three shots off the cutline.
—Apress, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutline
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Adding to the joke is the caption accompanying the video, which points out the irony of the situation.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Presented with open audio description and open captions.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Cutline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutline. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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