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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
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2025
Keane mentioned how Adobe Premiere Pro now lets users translate captions into various languages.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Kelly wrote in a social media post captioning a photo of her and attorney Abigail Finan.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
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Hadid’s caption also claims that this particular scarf is one of her personal favorites.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2025
Keane mentioned how Adobe Premiere Pro now lets users translate captions into various languages.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
Shields captioned her Instagram post. Kelce's mom typically sits in the NFL star's suite along with Swift and the pop star's family.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Kelly wrote in a social media post captioning a photo of her and attorney Abigail Finan.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caption
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Rather than deal with subtitles or translations, the characters use accents when speaking English in the play but then remove them when speaking Farsi, thus replicating the experience of non-native speakers from the audience’s perspective.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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But in 2016, artificial intelligence had opened new possibilities for machine translation.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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Look no further than the Dallas Cowboys, who last won a title 29 years ago but are the only sports team in the world worth more than $10 billion.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes,
2 Feb. 2025
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To make matters more complicated, Sundance’s virtual platform, which has been in place since 2021 and allows those unable to attend in person to view select titles at home, is now under threat thanks to some viewers recording clips and posting them on social media.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
2 Feb. 2025
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Six other Ohio State seniors have been stamped with draftable grades from NFL teams, according to sources: quarterback Will Howard, center Seth McLaughlin, linebacker Cody Simon, safety Lathan Ransom, and cornerbacks Denzel Burke and Jordan Hancock.—
Dane Brugler,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Platinum Long Lash Serum is stamped with Sephora’s clean seal of approval and backed by clinical results.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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There was only a single new legend released the entire year, and one new BR map.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Image The burghers who proffered sacrifice were spared at the last minute, French legend has it, making Rodin’s retrieval of life from death a symbolic one.—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The shocking moment quickly made headlines when Censori, who arrived in a large fur coat, undressed on the spot and posed for the cameras in a completely sheer dress without a bra or underwear underneath.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Companies are concerned that their employees will read these headlines and feel that these investments in inclusive culture are at some risk.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The post tagged the profiles of Birt, Young and Coker, but notes that the group was unable to tag Randklev and Washington, as their accounts have blocked the group’s profile.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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On release day, each turtle is tagged—smaller turtles receive a device similar to the microchips used for dogs and cats.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The loss ensures the Red Sox will remain at least 3.5 games below the playoff cutline entering Sunday.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2024
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The odds are very low that the regular season finale will see a winner from below the cutline, so this is the last chance for a lot of these drivers to either make the playoffs or get ready to be an also-ran for the final 10 weeks of the season this fall.—
Jeff Gluck,
The Athletic,
22 Aug. 2024
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Two hours later, the blog reported that the heading had disappeared.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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In that sort of price range, a $12,000 box to put a watch in comes under the heading of an impulse buy.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Caption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caption. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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