as in arrested
taken and held prisoner
a captured American business executive held for ransom by insurgents
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as in earned
to receive as return for effort
the movie's producers captured several awards for their work
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as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
captured the cat just as it was about to escape out the front door
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Recent Examples of captured
Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Millard captured dummy’s king and led the jack, forcing South’s queen.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
While remaining anonymous to protect their safety, the experts confirmed Norway’s Hvaldimir was previously named Andruha after being captured in the Sea of Okhotsk in 2013.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Thirteen research monkeys were on the loose Monday after five more of the 43 that escaped from a research lab in South Carolina last week were captured unharmed, authorities said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The beginning of the first shooting video in one X post captured what sounded like one shot after another initially, until seconds later there was a steady stream of gunfire that appeared to come from multiple guns lasting several minutes.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The lab's own team was continuing an effort to recover the remaining primates, police said, and will do so until they are captured.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Andy Bowman and Sydney Devore-Bowman captured the men's and women's titles at the 47th Detroit Free Press Marathon presented by MSU Federal Credit Union, the first time a husband-and-wife duo swept the two races in the race's history.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
After a year-long series of bloody attacks, Russian forces finally captured a Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern part of the country.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The incident captured by the surveillance camera shows Molaei without a hijab.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Millard captured dummy’s king and led the jack, forcing South’s queen.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
While remaining anonymous to protect their safety, the experts confirmed Norway’s Hvaldimir was previously named Andruha after being captured in the Sea of Okhotsk in 2013.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Thirteen research monkeys were on the loose Monday after five more of the 43 that escaped from a research lab in South Carolina last week were captured unharmed, authorities said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The beginning of the first shooting video in one X post captured what sounded like one shot after another initially, until seconds later there was a steady stream of gunfire that appeared to come from multiple guns lasting several minutes.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The lab's own team was continuing an effort to recover the remaining primates, police said, and will do so until they are captured.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Andy Bowman and Sydney Devore-Bowman captured the men's and women's titles at the 47th Detroit Free Press Marathon presented by MSU Federal Credit Union, the first time a husband-and-wife duo swept the two races in the race's history.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
After a year-long series of bloody attacks, Russian forces finally captured a Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern part of the country.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captured
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The song earned both acts their first top 10 list.Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Taylor is coming off the drama A Thousand and One, which bowed at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and earned her strong reviews for her performance.Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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That formal change in Russia’s nuclear doctrine — which had previously envisioned a nuclear response only in the event of an existential threat to Russia — grabbed headlines and stirred a fresh round of debate in Western capitals.Simon Shuster, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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And then Sol turned to me and grabbed my hand.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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After months on the picket line, workers won an increase in wages and got to keep the clause in their contracts.Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Red Clay Strays won emerging act of the year at the Americana Music Honors and Awards in September.Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Alexander-Walker caught the pass, pumped, took a side dribble and fired.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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But he was caught from behind by defensive back Devin Grant, something that would have been hard to imagine a year ago.Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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There is also a section on the American pilots held captive here, and the late Sen. John McCain's flight suit is part of the museum's collection.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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The traveler is often captive to the slow-moving, and the marvelous, and the memorable, in strangeness.Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
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The movie, though not exactly shaking up the box office since opening from Utopia in early September, has steadily gained a Film Twitter fanbase of advocates.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
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Binder had been showing focus group participants a chart of jobs lost and gained during the Great Recession and recovery.Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Justice Department seized 41 of the web domains, according to the FBI affidavit, and also granted Microsoft control of 66 additional domains the company said were part of the same operation.Kevin Collier, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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The Justice Department seized 41 internet domains and coordinated the takedowns with tech giant Microsoft, which seized an additional 66 unique domains operated by the same group.Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Inside a record-breaking year for the music business in which the 10 most successful acts reaped a collective $3 billion on the road.Lisette Voytko-Best, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Interestingly, the group that engaged in both cardio exercise and resistance training reaped the benefits of both types of training.Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Captured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captured. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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