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as in translations
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 titles
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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But for those not named Mariah, literal translations are hard to pull off.—
Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo,
WWD,
23 Dec. 2024 -
And in three different English translations.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Patrons of Morgan Freeman’s blues bar in Clarksdale, Mississippi, bore witness to a live performance by two absolute legends.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
3 Jan. 2025
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Women’s Wear Daily honored the fashion and beauty tastemakers, muses and legends whose creativity, craft and style create magic on the red carpet at the inaugural WWD Style Awards presented Friday in Los Angeles.—
Renan Botelho,
WWD,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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News of the burning Christmas tree generated headlines around the world as the Islamist faction that toppled ex-President Bashar al-Assad aims to restore peace in the nation.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 Dec. 2024
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Amid a torrent of alarming headlines calling out rising sea temperatures, melting ice sheets and struggling coral reefs, new discoveries about our ocean sparked wonder.—
Danielle Hall,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Captions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captions. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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