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[kap-shuhn] / ˈkæp ʃən /
NOUN
heading; short description
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Another caption explains that: “Jewellery and equipment in the graves of many wealthy and aristocratic women reflect the complex roles these women had.”

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

“One week loving our sweet little Lenny,” the couple wrote in the Instagram caption.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Headquarters, formerly known as Kamala HQ on X, posted a side-by-side composite of Ossoff and El-Sayed last month with the caption: “There are 69 days until midterm election day.”

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

The attributions and the caption have been corrected in the online version here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

In one, a young Joseph Mobutu looks out imploringly above a caption declaring his position in jeopardy.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

“I have to put the closed captions on so I can see what’s happening on the screen,” the 53-year-old realtor and attorney said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Having previously established contacts within the universe of Insta meme-makers, I messaged a few sloppypasta enthusiasts to see whether they might be willing to speak to their use of these captions.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

Wormald often shared photos of Bennett on his Instagram with loving captions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

A big corner of the internet has been singing and dancing to those lyrics over the last few weeks, with the red, white and blue of Puerto's flag emoji proudly sprinkled all over captions.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

I stared, trying to grasp the point of the picture and the captions, wondering why it all seemed so strange and yet familiar.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

One captioned "Japan made it out the group chat" has 1.1 million views.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

On Wednesday, Crowley posted a chummy-looking photo of a breakfast meeting that included Hong and was captioned “Wisconsin Democrats are united.”

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

He also posted a photo, captioned “Vandalism,” that he said showed graffiti and damage to the Reflecting Pool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

“The movement has begun,” Greene captioned the picture.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

In the Renaissance book of acting, this grimace of a smile might be captioned, The lady is caught in a smile she cannot escape.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Lily Tomlin, Parton's co-star in the 1980 film "9 to 5" posted a black and white picture of the two of them decades earlier, captioning it simply: "No words".

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

The book’s captioning about the white organdy costume Graham designed for herself, currently displayed in the library, notes that its inspiration was the “night-blooming Cereus” flower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

While the initial live broadcast will use SDR quality with live captioning, a higher quality picture plus sweetened sounds and subtitles will be delivered when the on-demand version hits Netflix for rewatching.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

“Next chapter, motherhood,” the 2012 Miss Universe wrote on social media, captioning two photos of herself sitting and cradling her growing belly in a flowing white gown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025

I wait until my parents are in the den watching Saturday morning news—which is totally boring and has the worst closed captioning, by the way—and I snatch one of the bowls in a big hurry.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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