as in captions
an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration
the cutline wrongly identified the people in the photo
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In the closed captions for the trailer, his character is identified as Pierce.
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In true influencer form, tons of small clips are edited together and overlaid with bouncy captions.
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“Cutlines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutlines. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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