capture
verb (used with object)
to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize.
has been capturing
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present perfect progressiveof capture (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Her soulful tone has been capturing audiences since the release of her debut single Need Me in May 2024.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Institutions have been “tethered to valuation and those pesky fundamentals,” he added, while retail has been capturing the risk premia that the institutional crowd is not.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025
While China has been capturing some of that gas for use in its energy sector for more than a decade, it would need to do more to have an impact on global emissions, Halff said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 17, 2023
As The Times prepares to move to El Segundo, data desk editor Ben Walsh has been capturing the old building’s many intriguing corners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2018
The second suit claims that Facebook has been capturing and selling the details of users’ browsing of third-party health sites.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2018
