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captured



ADJECTIVE
caught
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
impounded
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
netted
Synonyms
STRONG


ADJECTIVE
seized
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
trapped
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


Example Sentences

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But what most captured the Spirit of ’76 wasn’t murals of Revolutionary War marchers with drums and flags or the “Bicentennial Minute” on CBS-TV.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

To release the captured CO2, the researchers alternately spray the protein beads with a mild acid and a mild base for roughly 10 minutes at room temperature.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Audio recordings from the cockpit captured one pilot asking the other why he had "cut-off" and the other replying that he had not.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

AFP accompanied a training exercise for the elite military squad behind the operations against "El Mencho" and Ovidio Guzman, the son of "El Chapo" who was captured in 2023 and extradited to the United States.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Dr. Sussman was also an amateur photographer, and he captured some portraits of Bobby that worked their way into the Fischer oeuvre years later.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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