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caption

[kap-shuhn] / ˈkæp ʃən /
NOUN
heading; short description
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“Excuse me I must correct the record on this slander,” he wrote in the caption.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

The post, archived by the Santa Barbara Independent, was captioned “meet the gc,” or group chat, and included a caption with several ninja emojis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Wang posted the clip on X with the caption: “it’s ok sarah muse is thinking about you too.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

I remembered the huge black question mark above the caption “Where is Nwankiti?”

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

Other users are sharing the videos, adding their own captions and locations across the UK.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Others came up with captions including "Don't Look Up," a reference to the 2021 film starring Leonardo Di Caprio parodying societal apathy to the climate crisis.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 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

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

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

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Teilz captioned her repost: “Jared Leto was a creep then..still a creep now, going on 15+ years of being Hollywood’s most persistent predator,” according to the BBC documentary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

On Tumblr, I captioned the picture: “The Khalil I know was afraid of animals.”

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

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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