Thesaurus results for CAPTIONS

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noun

plural of caption

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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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verb

present tense third-person singular of caption

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Recent Examples of captions

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When the woman first appears in the animatic, the captions describe her control over It4mi. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 This is excellent energy for captions, pitches, texts, brainstorming, flirting, or turning a quick idea into something shareable. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 Seating in every space, step-free routes documented before anyone asks, quiet rooms, captions on, parking that works. — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Camila noticed the photos of cyclists and began to read the captions and stories. — Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 31 July 2026 First, we’ve been habituated to bite-sized texts like, well… texts, Reddit, email and Instagram captions. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 Instagram followed that up with the ability to add individual captions to each slide in a photo set. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 21 July 2026 Until now, many deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers have had to rely on closed captions. — Hannah Silverman, Parents, 20 July 2026 People are bombarded with emails, text messages, X posts, Reddit threads, Instagram captions. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for captions

Noun

The happiness my translations gave me was not free of disquiet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Most modern English translations follow the Hebrew numbering and identify it as Psalm 23.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of translations

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More than 200 titles will launch with Indonesian dubbing, with a wider slate available in Indonesian subtitles.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
ReelShort catalogue titles will be available on Vidio starting on September 1 through the dedicated Short Drama tab, launched by Vidio last year, for subscribers on the TV Extra, Platinum, Platinum Extra, and Ultimate packages.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of titles

Noun

Even though it was recorded remotely, their new version of the song is incredibly soulful, the effortless meeting of two legends who were clearly meant to harmonize together.

— Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Our state is a pigskin peninsula that has spent generations producing quarterback legends.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of legends

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Some school pocket charts have fluid designs, while other charts have preprinted headings that create a sense of structure, including fill-in-the-blank sentences and basic math formulas.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Make Content Easier To Navigate One simple step is making content easy to navigate with clear headings, short sections and descriptive links.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of headings

Verb

The wall labels at the Jewish Museum can only hold so much complexity, but that doesn’t stop the objects.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Similarweb labels the finding correlation rather than causation, and the study covers United States desktop users across three verticals.

— Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of labels

Noun

Please follow the Daily Open APAC edition for all the headlines, and the EMEA version will return on Tuesday.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
This year’s Miss Teen USA competition was hosted by former Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt, who made headlines for her resignation back in May 2024.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of headlines

Verb

For example, if a user logs a 50-mile running goal in Nike Run Club, the CDP tags the user’s profile.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
McDonnell, who focuses on predatory fish and impacts from climate change and fishing, typically tags fish with sensors for studies.

— Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026

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