as in arrested
taken and held prisoner
a captured American business executive held for ransom by insurgents
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as in earned
to receive as return for effort
the movie's producers captured several awards for their work
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as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
captured the cat just as it was about to escape out the front door
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Recent Examples of captured
Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Millard captured dummy’s king and led the jack, forcing South’s queen.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
While remaining anonymous to protect their safety, the experts confirmed Norway’s Hvaldimir was previously named Andruha after being captured in the Sea of Okhotsk in 2013.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Thirteen research monkeys were on the loose Monday after five more of the 43 that escaped from a research lab in South Carolina last week were captured unharmed, authorities said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The beginning of the first shooting video in one X post captured what sounded like one shot after another initially, until seconds later there was a steady stream of gunfire that appeared to come from multiple guns lasting several minutes.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The lab's own team was continuing an effort to recover the remaining primates, police said, and will do so until they are captured.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Andy Bowman and Sydney Devore-Bowman captured the men's and women's titles at the 47th Detroit Free Press Marathon presented by MSU Federal Credit Union, the first time a husband-and-wife duo swept the two races in the race's history.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
After a year-long series of bloody attacks, Russian forces finally captured a Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern part of the country.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The incident captured by the surveillance camera shows Molaei without a hijab.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Millard captured dummy’s king and led the jack, forcing South’s queen.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
While remaining anonymous to protect their safety, the experts confirmed Norway’s Hvaldimir was previously named Andruha after being captured in the Sea of Okhotsk in 2013.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Thirteen research monkeys were on the loose Monday after five more of the 43 that escaped from a research lab in South Carolina last week were captured unharmed, authorities said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The beginning of the first shooting video in one X post captured what sounded like one shot after another initially, until seconds later there was a steady stream of gunfire that appeared to come from multiple guns lasting several minutes.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
The lab's own team was continuing an effort to recover the remaining primates, police said, and will do so until they are captured.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Andy Bowman and Sydney Devore-Bowman captured the men's and women's titles at the 47th Detroit Free Press Marathon presented by MSU Federal Credit Union, the first time a husband-and-wife duo swept the two races in the race's history.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
After a year-long series of bloody attacks, Russian forces finally captured a Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern part of the country.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captured
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Between June 2017 and June 2018, Brooks earned $45 million.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
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Taylor is coming off the drama A Thousand and One, which bowed at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and earned her strong reviews for her performance.Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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That formal change in Russia’s nuclear doctrine — which had previously envisioned a nuclear response only in the event of an existential threat to Russia — grabbed headlines and stirred a fresh round of debate in Western capitals.Simon Shuster, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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And then Sol turned to me and grabbed my hand.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Worried about the pace of automation, labor unions have fought and won more transparency from management about new tools in the workplace.Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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The only National League team that has never won a World Series, San Diego has reached but lost the Fall Classic twice, in 1984 and 1989.Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Alexander-Walker caught the pass, pumped, took a side dribble and fired.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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Four players ran in touchdowns and Flynn Schiele and Nick Stone caught scoring passes as well.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Venom and a host of other symbiotes held captive at Area 51 manage to stop Knull’s army of monstrous alien Xenophages from acquiring the Codex.Richard Newby, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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New ceasefire push The escalation came as the United States pushed for a new effort to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, that would end the war and see the release of Israeli and foreign hostages held captive in Gaza as well as many Palestinians jailed by Israel.Nidal al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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The movie, though not exactly shaking up the box office since opening from Utopia in early September, has steadily gained a Film Twitter fanbase of advocates.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
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Binder had been showing focus group participants a chart of jobs lost and gained during the Great Recession and recovery.Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Justice Department seized 41 internet domains and coordinated the takedowns with tech giant Microsoft, which seized an additional 66 unique domains operated by the same group.Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Hamas continues to hold dozens of hostages seized on October 7th and has not released the bodies of 39 more who are believed to have died in captivity.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
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Inside a record-breaking year for the music business in which the 10 most successful acts reaped a collective $3 billion on the road.Lisette Voytko-Best, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Interestingly, the group that engaged in both cardio exercise and resistance training reaped the benefits of both types of training.Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Captured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captured. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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