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as in supervised
to be in charge of
if you do well on this, you'll be asked to captain the next mission
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as in ruled
to exercise authority or power over
captained the project for a few days while the boss was out of town
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as in led
to serve as leader of
you did a good job of captaining the team
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Recent Examples of captained
The dessert win was a long time coming for Circle City Sweets’ Hawkins, who also captained the Team Indiana group that entered 15 teams of chefs in all 10 categories.
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Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Cummins became the first frontline fast bowler to lead the side since Ray Lindwall, who captained one Test against India in the 1950s.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Then this season, Reese totaled six points, nine rebounds, two assists, and a steal in 17 minutes for Team Collier, captained by Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, in a 151-131 over Team Clark, captained by Clark.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
In addition, Fever has been announced as an official partner of Fireballs GC, one of LIV Golf’s teams captained by Spanish icon Sergio Garcia, which will showcase the Fever logo on the sleeve of Fireballs’ playing kits.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025
To kick off the trip, guests will travel to Boston’s scenic Seaport District, then board an active boat captained by a local lobsterman.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
And with Republican majorities in both houses of Congress, captained by lickspittle MAGA lieutenants like Johnson and Thune, impeachment proceedings aren’t likely to get any traction.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Stuart Martin and Fra Fee, both of whom appeared in Snyder’s Rebel Moon movies, will star in the feature, an indie whose budget will be significantly lower than many of the epics Snyder has captained before.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
Each royal captained an Emirates Team New Zealand America's Cup yacht for the race at the Viaduct Basin, and Kate came out on top — not once, but twice.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Cummins became the first frontline fast bowler to lead the side since Ray Lindwall, who captained one Test against India in the 1950s.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Then this season, Reese totaled six points, nine rebounds, two assists, and a steal in 17 minutes for Team Collier, captained by Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, in a 151-131 over Team Clark, captained by Clark.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
In addition, Fever has been announced as an official partner of Fireballs GC, one of LIV Golf’s teams captained by Spanish icon Sergio Garcia, which will showcase the Fever logo on the sleeve of Fireballs’ playing kits.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025
To kick off the trip, guests will travel to Boston’s scenic Seaport District, then board an active boat captained by a local lobsterman.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
And with Republican majorities in both houses of Congress, captained by lickspittle MAGA lieutenants like Johnson and Thune, impeachment proceedings aren’t likely to get any traction.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Stuart Martin and Fra Fee, both of whom appeared in Snyder’s Rebel Moon movies, will star in the feature, an indie whose budget will be significantly lower than many of the epics Snyder has captained before.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
Each royal captained an Emirates Team New Zealand America's Cup yacht for the race at the Viaduct Basin, and Kate came out on top — not once, but twice.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captained
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Hoban supervised construction of the porticoes on the north and south sides of the building that Latrobe originally designed in 1807.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Russia’s strategic nuclear forces carried out a readiness test supervised by the country’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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In April, a judge ruled that the civil code in Quebec is unconstitutional.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Thibodeaux emerged from the turf with the ball, but referees ruled that the quarterback’s forward progress had stalled, meaning no change of possession occurred.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Wang, who conceived of and led the study, also serves as the Kellogg chair of technology among other leadership positions at Northwestern.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Ronald Reagan, who oversaw a major remodel of the screening room, also watched a mix of new movies and classics, including Stagecoach, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and, bizarrely, Warren Beatty's communist biopic Reds.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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But just minutes before the July 31 trade deadline, Varland got news that he was being sent to Toronto and away from his hometown team, the one that drafted him in the 15th round years earlier and oversaw his development from starter to dominant reliever.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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Reagan’s speech is included in millions of administration records governed by the Presidential Record Act signed in 1981 by his predecessor, President Jimmy Carter.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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America has the opportunity to be the partner of choice in every one of these instances—setting the global benchmark for reliable, traceable and ethically governed rare earth supply chains.—
Young Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rabbi Mona Alfi of Sacramento’s Congregation B’nai Israel said that in the Torah, the Jewish people are commanded 36 times to care for and protect the strangers in their midst.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Dressed simply in a black bomber and flashing a colossal gold chain, Floyy commanded the room during his 20-minute set.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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Hubbarth handled it pretty well, asking a couple of questions on the issues and producing a little news.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Caliendo handled the rest of the game, allowing no quarterback pressures on 32 pass-blocking snaps, according to Pro Football Focus.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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Five years on, and somehow, the American economy has not only avoided a contraction but has managed to grow—an outcome many investors thought impossible.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Now the wetlands, woods, wildflower meadows and river views, which are managed and protected by River Fields conservancy, are open for the public to enjoy from dawn to dusk.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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