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as in earns
to receive as return for effort
the movie's producers captured several awards for their work
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as in grabs
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
captured the cat just as it was about to escape out the front door
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as in prisoners
one that has been taken and held in confinement
a Spanish treasure ship was the most valuable capture ever taken by that privateer
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Recent Examples of captures
Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Ross’ phone then captures the SUV accelerating down the street.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The reason for the hostage crisis The movie captures Kiritsis’s fury.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Some surveillance video from a nearby business shows traffic on Sunrise Boulevard and captures the crash itself.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The intro is very powerful and truly captures your 20 years of music.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2026
Through intimate encounters and unfiltered conversations, White Man Walking captures a nation riven by fear, disinformation, and historical grievance, while also offering glimpses of empathy and human connection.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Here, Seyfried captures the inner conflict of Ann Lee’s torment and trauma along with the ecstatic release of her religious practice.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Old Village perfectly captures the character of South Carolina's Lowcountry with some of the region's most scenic views.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
Patrick Mahomes gifted other Kansas City Chiefs members a Hublot watch, some of which can retail for over $40,000, as well as a Full Swing KIT, an indoor golf practice tool that analyzes swings and captures replay videos that can be viewed from an app.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
David Szalay’s recent novel Flesh captures with unsparing accuracy the consciousness of an ordinary man in helpless decline.
—Kevin Power, The New York Review of Books, 25 Dec. 2025
Heat from fission warms the steel casing, and water flowing through external pipes captures that heat to drive a steam turbine.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
The result is a leadership pipeline that looks profoundly different from even a decade ago, and the 2025 Next to Lead list captures that shift in real time.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Footage captures dolphins, killer whales hunting together Footage captured by the scientists shows the two species hunting for salmon in proximity by synchronizing their movements.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
That means woody and warm top notes, with maybe a hint of vanilla for sweetness—Trudon’s Fir captures that ephemeral feeling perfectly.
—Alexandra Ditch, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2025
Rufus gathers from the firefighters that a gas main probably exploded while Mark captures, in his phone, the image of a man hovering by the accident, staring intently ahead like a ghost.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
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Speedskating is among those niche Olympic sports that captures the country’s attention for a week or two every four years.
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As the frame widens, the pacing slows, and the Shakers’ movement pauses, what Fastvold captures is how, out of the expanse of America, the Shakers start to find structure.
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Currently a person with a degree in accounting earns about $60,000 to start.—
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Then, the sport’s oldest rivalry earns an elevated stage, as the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears square up at Soldier Field.—
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But as the ball arrives the defender grabs the jersey with the right hand and pulls the defender down.—
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As one officer grabs at her door handle, a third officer who had circled to the front of the SUV from the opposite side draws his gun.—
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That might have been intentional since at one time families of the employees in those houses lived on the grounds of the prison, often with prisoners working as house servants to the families.—
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Venezuela's government has denied that prisoners have been unjustly detained and had accused them of plotting to destabilize Maduro’s regime.—
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Using match play rules, the team with the lowest score wins one point.—
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Follow along with us during the show to see who wins!—
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Australian Geographic reports that the bird catches prey midair during hunting.—
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Despite these close ties, the identity of the murderer catches her completely by surprise.—
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Ronny Hartmann | Afp | Getty Images Rolls-Royce shares have hit fresh record highs every single trading day so far this year, as the aerospace and defense firm reaps benefits from multiple directions – from its exposure to defense, to its thriving power systems business and a wider FTSE 100 rally.—
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Although everyone reaps the benefits of a more reliable grid, local landowners might not see those as sufficient to compensate for the impacts of the line, the commission says.—
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The Department of Education first resumed the Treasury Offset program, which seizes defaulted borrowers’ federal payments, on May 5, 2025.—
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The slender but powerful book takes place over the course of a week, when Ma’s plans are suddenly imperiled while Boomba seizes the chance to make up for his past mistakes and help his family.—
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If the California initiative garners enough signatures, Newsom and the state legislature could potentially try to block it from appearing on the November ballot by filing an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court.—
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When the work is done and enters the world, there’s a decent chance that the reporting garners relatively little attention.—
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“Captures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captures. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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