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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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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 captions
Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
Curate favorite photos from different years, add simple captions or dates and keep the design clean and modern.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Curate favorite photos from different years, add simple captions or dates and keep the design clean and modern.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
For nearly half a century after the creation of the Girls’ Athletic Association, photos of girls playing sports were accompanied by captions that disparaged their athletic abilities.
—Michael A Messner, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
The montage named leaders including former Iranian prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh, former Bolivian president Juan Torres, and former Chilean president Salvador Allende, pairing their photos with captions accusing the CIA of conspiring to overthrow them.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 Apr. 2026
Calloway became internet-famous for her Instagram captions, elaborate personal storytelling, and a series of public controversies that blurred the boundary between confession and performance.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
These captions are short, headline-like titles for images.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
All performances offer accessible seating, large-print playbills and sensory kits; select showtimes also offer open captions, mask requirements, ASL interpretation and audio description services.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
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The editor’s captions tell us that there were — take a deep breath — hundreds of sets of dentures turned in each year, fewer than half of which were eventually claimed.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
Curate favorite photos from different years, add simple captions or dates and keep the design clean and modern.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Curate favorite photos from different years, add simple captions or dates and keep the design clean and modern.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
For nearly half a century after the creation of the Girls’ Athletic Association, photos of girls playing sports were accompanied by captions that disparaged their athletic abilities.
—Michael A Messner, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
The montage named leaders including former Iranian prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh, former Bolivian president Juan Torres, and former Chilean president Salvador Allende, pairing their photos with captions accusing the CIA of conspiring to overthrow them.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 Apr. 2026
Calloway became internet-famous for her Instagram captions, elaborate personal storytelling, and a series of public controversies that blurred the boundary between confession and performance.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
These captions are short, headline-like titles for images.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
All performances offer accessible seating, large-print playbills and sensory kits; select showtimes also offer open captions, mask requirements, ASL interpretation and audio description services.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captions
Noun
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His first collection, Death of a Naturalist, was published by Faber and Faber in 1966 and was followed by eleven other volumes of poetry, as well as collections of literary criticism, anthologies, translations, and verse plays.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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These considerations led us to add the volume The Unknown Kerouac, with early journals and translations from the joual, to our ongoing multivolume Kerouac edition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The king had already stripped Andrew of his royal titles due to his connections to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The whole album is constantly in motion, and not only because three different song titles reference modes of transportation.—
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Lowriders stamps showcase five classic models.—
Monica Garske,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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Conscious qualities, such as our emotional tone, complexity of thought, or attentional focus, could each meaningfully constrain how the mind stamps its presence on the brain’s dynamic landscape.—
Conor Feehly,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026
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Will my boss prefer serif or sans serif headings in this pitch deck?—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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On a radio channel typically reserved for crisp, professional callouts about altitude, headings and runway assignments, the animal impressions stood out — to put it mildly.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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An accident at a Pepsi ad shoot causes his scalp to catch fire, and in playing that moment for as much tragedy as possible, the film all but labels Michael’s life as a gothic-horror tale of body transformation.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Banijay Americas labels Bunim/Murray Productions and 51 Minds Entertainment have announced the joint promotion of Margaret Morales and Mike Vanderlinde to vice president, production, at the two labels.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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New York Mets legends Gary Carter and Bud Harrelson both managed the team, with the latter also being a part-owner.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hat tip to the production legends Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (best known for lacing Janet Jackson, Usher, and other R&B titans with hits over the past several decades), who add to the track’s timeless appeal.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the coach’s evolving messaging created credibility gaps ensuring that each new development reignited the story into more news headlines.—
Rick Pozniak,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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The years of headlines stick with voters, Republican pollster Mike Madrid said.—
Andrew Graham
April 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Gerth gets notified every time a neighbor tags her on Facebook.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Reece Atwood tags her with an RBI single off the left-field wall that scores Kayden Henry, MaTaia Lawson follows with a 2-RBI single into right, and Jaycie Nichols bounces another single up the middle.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Captions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captions. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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