Thesaurus results for CAPTION

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noun

ˈkap-shən

Definition of caption

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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verb

as in to stamp

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Recent Examples of caption

Noun

French-language closed captions for the video tutorials are now available through both the Wear Longer Project website and Discovery Education experience, expanding access for French-speaking learners and educators. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 Neither the photograph nor Tech’s brief caption explains whether MrBeast was simply touring the facility or whether the visit is connected to a future project. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

Meghan captioned the post, suggesting Lilibet was helping her mom prepare some outfits. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 18 May 2026 Movies for Home Viewing Although producers of audiovisual materials such as DVDs and Blu-ray discs are typically not required to caption their products, most opt to do so. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for caption

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caption

Noun

What is lost is the outcome itself, the translation of a decision already made into a medicine the patient actually takes home.

— Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The expression has different meanings across cultures, rarely referring to its literal translation.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of translation

Noun

All new titles are scheduled to be available for simulcast on the MBC Shahid app.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
That’s exactly what happened last fall when Smith’s two-out, 11th-inning home run in Game 7 of the World Series helped the Dodgers win a second straight title.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of title

Verb

Instead, his team developed SynthID, an imperceptible, incorruptible digital watermark now stamped to anything generated by Google AI, but also OpenAI, Nvidia, Kakao, and, soon, Apple.

— Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
All this suggests that stopping illicit distillation will mean finding new attacks before stamping them out.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of stamp

Noun

The exact story of how coffee was discovered isn’t known for sure, but one popular legend says an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi noticed that when his goats ate from a red berry plant, they were infused with energy and stayed awake all night.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Honoring the legend with your meat is the only way to truly pay your respects.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of legend

Noun

In March 2025, an exchange between Affleck and Samuel made headlines after Samuel was filmed admiring a $6,000 pair of Dior x Nike Air Jordan 1 sneakers in a video shared on Instagram.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Combs and his time in FCI Fort Dix recently made headlines when NBC News reported last month that the musician had been paying men for special services, including paying inmates to clean and cook special meals for him.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of headline

Verb

There's no need to spend an entire weekend tagging your photo library.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
But the right-hander was tagged by Jake Bauer's two-run double in the fourth and David Hamilton's RBI single that chased Glasnow in the fifth and left Milwaukee trailing 4-3.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tag

Noun

After coming into the series 1 1/2 games out of the final American League playoff spot, Baltimore is now three games below the playoff cutline and would have to jump three teams to climb back into the field.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Shane van Gisbergen holds the 16th and final spot by 50 points over Ryan Preece, who dropped 21 points further below the Chase cutline with a 17th-place finish at Richmond.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of cutline

Noun

Meanwhile, the navigation system will provide essential flight information, including the aircraft’s orientation, heading and position.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Russian diesel exports loading from the Baltic port of Primorsk resumed on Tuesday, with a tanker carrying around 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low sulphur diesel heading towards Morocco, according to LSEG data reported by Reuters on Wednesday.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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