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as in supervised
to be in charge of
if you do well on this, you'll be asked to captain the next mission
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as in ruled
to exercise authority or power over
captained the project for a few days while the boss was out of town
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as in led
to serve as leader of
you did a good job of captaining the team
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Recent Examples of captained
Ray Bloomfield, who had joined from Villa, captained the Chiefs on the day.
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Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
During his time at Gilman, Mangione captained the schools robotics team, and also received a scholarship prize in 2014.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Gundogan announced his retirement from international football with Germany earlier this week, having captained them at the European Championship on home soil earlier this summer.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Guehi is still a Palace player and captained his side during their 2-1 defeat at Brentford.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Across the street is a contingent of Detroit born and bred MCs captained by Icewear Vezzo, who too are ringing doorbells and knocking on doors.
—Shaheem Reid, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024
Bremer had captained the side in recent weeks, while being the mainstay of a backline that has only conceded three goals in eight games.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The team has been expertly captained by Sam Darnold, with his offensive weapons firing on all cylinders led by Justin Jefferson.
—Andy Scholes, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
During his time at Gilman, Mangione captained the schools robotics team, and also received a scholarship prize in 2014.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Gundogan announced his retirement from international football with Germany earlier this week, having captained them at the European Championship on home soil earlier this summer.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Guehi is still a Palace player and captained his side during their 2-1 defeat at Brentford.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Across the street is a contingent of Detroit born and bred MCs captained by Icewear Vezzo, who too are ringing doorbells and knocking on doors.
—Shaheem Reid, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024
Bremer had captained the side in recent weeks, while being the mainstay of a backline that has only conceded three goals in eight games.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The team has been expertly captained by Sam Darnold, with his offensive weapons firing on all cylinders led by Justin Jefferson.
—Andy Scholes, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captained
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All told, Wager designed, and then supervised the production of 1,200 uniforms.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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In his role, Alvarez prepared tax returns for customers and recruited and supervised ATAX workers who prepared tax returns for customers.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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In 2019, a Federal District Court judge in Alaska ruled that the ban could not be undone without an act of Congress.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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For every song of his that became a global mainstay, one of his raw, evocative mixtapes simultaneously ruled the streets of Kingston.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
6 Jan. 2025
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The legislature’s actions curtailing the Ethics Commission have led Chaffee to rethink how her group wrote the initial ballot initiative.—
Jacob Orledge,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2025
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Nix also led the Broncos in rushing with 47 yards on seven carries.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
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Bruce Tremper, who oversaw the Utah Avalanche Center from 1986 until his retirement in 2015 and wrote the seminal avalanche safety textbook, Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, says alignment with the Forest Service also gives avalanche centers clout with the general public.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
23 Dec. 2024
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David Ellison, who oversaw the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s cold-case homicide unit.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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China views Taiwan as part of its territory despite the Chinese Communist Party never having governed it.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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But Carter also governed at a time of soaring inflation and gasoline shortages, and his failure to secure the release of Americans held hostage by Iran helped cost him his second term.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
30 Dec. 2024
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Near Moc Hoa, in South Vietnam on June 5, 1966, Captain Hugh Nelson, a graduate of The Citadel in South Carolina, commanded a helicopter on a search-and-destroy mission when enemy fire rendered his aircraft uncontrollable.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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Collectively, the creators in attendance commanded over 290 million subscribers, showcasing the immense reach and influence of the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) creator community.—
Cherie Brooke Luo,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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The kamikaze naval drone managed to destroy or damage 15 Russian naval vessels.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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His 2002 album The Eminem Show managed 159 frames, while Curtain Call 2, the sequel to the original, which includes more recent additions to his canon, is not far behind.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Samsung will herald its AI future at CES this week, and while the S25 will be more capable than any Galaxy before to process AI on-device, the reality is this is going to be a hybrid solution and the clear differences users had been steered towards are more blurry than before.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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This interest is being steered by Flavio Briatore, their executive advisor, who sees Colapinto as part of a growing trend in Formula 1 to focus on nurturing young talents.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Captained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captained. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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