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as in winning
to receive as return for effort
the movie's producers captured several awards for their work
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as in grabbing
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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Recent Examples of capturing
By capturing and using the static electricity in compressed air, this system offers a sustainable way to generate electricity while also neutralizing hazardous charges that pose safety risks.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
Like Dostoyevsky, Capote doesn’t portray his killers as demonic ciphers, instead capturing their messy complexity.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
The dialogue is rooted in these testimonies, capturing the authentic prayers, words of comfort, and frantic internal debates that occurred as the staff navigated the complex military and bureaucratic hurdles required to dispatch an ambulance.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
The Instagram account @tinykindnesses has built a 50,000-strong following, spreading hope during a weighty and hectic news cycle, capturing small acts of joy that were born from other people's kindness.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
A lot of my job is capturing a feeling — the emotion of a character, evolving, changing, growing.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Manufactured in Switzerland, the style is all about capturing mid-20th-century craftsmanship that lends itself to comfort.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2026
Why is a supermarket chain capturing and keeping so much of your private information?
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
The odds are stacked against independent and specialty films capturing audience attention.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capturing
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Bregman played his first nine seasons with the Houston Astros, winning World Series titles in 2017 and 2022 — although the first of those yielded a sign-stealing scandal that earned Bregman and his teammates plenty of scorn.—
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Miami is just 7-15 against teams with a winning record this season.—
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Take after the actress by grabbing them in black, or choose from six additional colors, including burgundy and deep brown.—
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Healthy cooking often boils down to accessibility and convenience; busy lives can leave people grabbing less nutritious alternatives.—
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While many wealthier Americans have enjoyed years of double-digit stock market gains, advancing home prices and rising wages, those earning less have been squeezed by the combination of higher prices, debt and a slowing job market.—
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Current court battles include players seeking to play longer, without lower-college seasons counting against their eligibility, and earning NIL money while doing it.—
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Through the air, their pass-catching group is one of the worst in the playoffs.—
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At Oklahoma, Livingstone will be catching passes from John Mateer, who completed 62% of his passes for 2,885 yards in 2025, accumulating 14 touchdown passes to go with 11 interceptions.—
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A week after a 27-10 road win at Syracuse, North Carolina turned in a dreadful first half against Stanford (3-7, 2-5 ACC), gaining only 47 total yards on its way to a 3-3 halftime tie.—
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The allegations contained in the recent NBA gambling indictment check the box of gaining widespread attention and headlines.—
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But seizing current oil production is one thing; overhauling Venezuela's entire oil industry would be another.—
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Trump has occasionally discussed seizing Greenland since his first term but few initially took his threats seriously.—
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Advertisement Geerlings-Simons is hopeful, however, that Indigenous people who live in and rely on forests might serve as an example for how to manage natural resources while still reaping economic benefits.—
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That steady push of Ralph Lauren into the consumer consciousness is reaping other rewards and more exposure.—
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Keep going and the path climbs to the top of the arch, a high perch with breath-snatching panoramas.—
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The Shea Moisture Define & Shine Edge Gel slicks my edges back without snatching them to hell.—
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“Capturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capturing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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