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caption

[kap-shuhn] / ˈkæp ʃən /
NOUN
heading; short description
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She shared photos from their dreamy garden proposal with the caption: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

"Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," read the caption, signed off with a firecracker emoji, under photos of Travis proposing in a garden in Missouri.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Ranganathan reposted Coughlan's video to his 1.4m followers online, with the caption: "Gutted isn't the word."

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

On Instagram, Gillette posted a picture of its stadium logo covered in what looks like a mound of shaving foam with the caption, “At least we got to choose how we cover it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

The caption says: Asase Yaa, Queen Mother Earth, is an inspiration and the first of us.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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