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[kap-shuhn] / ˈkæp ʃən /
NOUN
heading; short description
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The caption reads: "Leo's miraculous speed of recovery".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“A big hug to all the friends, neighbors, teachers, and people who have made it such a wonderful place to raise our family,” she wrote in an Instagram caption.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“You losing a debate, so you gotta hit the Cliffe Knechtle stances,” the caption on one video reads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Our bundle of joy has been with us for some time now, but thank you for all the well wishes,” he wrote in the caption accompanying a slideshow of photos of his family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

He became such a fixture there, and displayed such seriousness, that a photograph showing him studying appeared in the library’s newsletter in 1952 with a caption identifying him.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Some videos make it onto Brovdi's social media accounts -- where he is followed by hundreds of thousands -- with cartoony music and mocking captions.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

It also had beautiful illustrations and captions that tried to capture what it meant to be a Pepette.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

“Last few months…. 10000000000/10,” she captioned an Instagram carousel of photos in August.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Thank you so much to everyone here who I connected with for this piece, and who shared great resources,” I captioned the post.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

The front page of the Times carries a photo of Earl Spencer, captioned "I don't hear denial from the King".

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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

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

"Closed captioning is not just a workaround; it's a method of preserving the integrity of both visual and auditory storytelling for diverse audiences," says Prof Alexander.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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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