captioning

Definition of captioningnext
present participle of caption
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Verb
  • While four rowers take turns on the boat, another two will follow in an RV to support, tagging in when the on-board athletes need a break.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Once Tolle was out of the game the Yankees immediately put pressure on Danny Coulombe, tagging the Red Sox lefty for three straight singles to load the bases with one out in the seventh.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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  • This behavior may include stamping its feet, raising its tail, or hissing.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The new leaders of Iran have swiftly moved away from the late Khamenei’s blueprint for protecting the nation, stamping their own, more extreme approach on Iran’s third Islamic Republic.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Hafley praised Johnson, labeling the draft’s 27th pick, a player the Dolphins traded up for, as his favorite cornerback in the draft because of his combination of size, speed, athleticism and footwork.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Label each basket clearly to avoid any mix-ups; consider clip-on labels for fabric baskets or labeling the shelf for quick and easy identification.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
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  • Victory Live, founded in 2021, provides ticketing technology, analytics and distribution solutions across sports and other live events.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Rumanes’ suit was filed a week after a jury in New York found Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit had illegally monopolized the event ticketing market for years.
    Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Colombia’s Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences said specialists including dentists, anthropologists and forensic doctors are identifying the victims.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Residents identifying themselves as Democrats, who made up 48% of the polling sample, held a 44% favorable view of Johnson, while 35% viewed him unfavorably.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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  • The legislation passed with broad bipartisan support in the Senate, but some Republicans rejected the bill, opposing earmarking millions more to maintain the fortified Capitol and equip it with the staff necessary to keep the screenings going.
    Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In 2016, city voters passed Proposition H, with 64% in favor of the city earmarking tax money for infrastructure repairs.
    Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The royal couple’s swing through the city comes midway through a four-day trip marking 250 years of American independence.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Dam Nation, the former official NIL collective for Oregon State athletics, has filed a federal lawsuit against Blueprint Sports and Entertainment, marking the latest fallout over the consultancy’s attempt to position itself as an in-house NIL agency for schools.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Captioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captioning. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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