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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
Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Apr. 2025
Kylie wrote, sharing her newborn's name, nickname and birthdate in the caption.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Emily Rella, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Hogan captioned the Instagram post, seemingly suggesting the drama was worthy of another Hogan family reality show.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Netizens posted photos of their desire destination with the caption.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Apr. 2025
Kylie wrote, sharing her newborn's name, nickname and birthdate in the caption.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
Fieri captioned a shirtless selfie of himself hanging out inside of a pool with Cash sitting on the ledge staring at the camera.
—Emily Rella, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Hogan captioned the Instagram post, seemingly suggesting the drama was worthy of another Hogan family reality show.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caption
Noun
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China’s Office of the Tariff Commission of the State Council said that tariffs on U.S. goods will rise to 84% from 34% starting on April 10, according to a translation of the announcement.—
Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, China pushed back by raising tariffs from 35% to 84% on U.S. goods entering China starting April 10, according to a translation of a Office of the Tariff Commission of the State Council.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Florida Panthers will officially begin their Stanley Cup playoff run — and their chance to win back-to-back titles — on the road.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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And now that momentum will need to be carried on by another title or this massive patch.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, for those mailing returns, the envelope must be properly addressed, stamped, and postmarked no later than April 15 to be considered timely.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Suddenly, applications were flying by, getting stamped good-to-go or unapproved in weeks, if not days.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Los Angeles Rams legend reportedly filed for the temporary restraining order against Jenelle Anwar, who has allegedly been following him since 2020.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The sports legend doesn’t necessarily see it that way herself.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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How kids get left in hot cars The news that a child has perished in a hot car usually sends shockwaves through the local community and can make national headlines.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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According to Swish Appeal, Johnson is one of several major players making headlines during the offseason.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Shelton’s face was blocked in the snap by his green baseball cap, but he was tagged.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Evan Phillips then finished off that inning, before Tanner Scott got his eighth save of the season in the ninth — the game ending when Rangers baserunner Wyatt Langford was tagged out by second baseman Miguel Rojas after popping off the bag on a bang-bang play while trying to steal a base.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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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
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According to one Senate Republican, the mood of the GOP conference on the topic was anything but over-joyous heading into Wednesday’s big announcement.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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The order does not explicitly call out PII or genetic information under that heading.—
Abigail Dubiniecki,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Caption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caption. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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