header

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a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize why does each column have a header except the last one?

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Recent Examples of header Implement email content inspection that analyzes organization fields and metadata and check return-path headers. Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 Lindelof offers clear communication from the middle of a back three but can be bullied when competing for headers. Carl Anka, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025 The header off a corner kick sent the 30,018 fans (including the dozen or so Padres in attendance) into a frenzy. Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025 Supporting up to six fans and six ARGB devices, the fan controller is also able to take control signals from the motherboard’s PWM-fan and ARGB headers. PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for header
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Noun
  • In 2023, at age 19, Gauff won the U.S. Open singles title.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Sergio Garcia came so close to winning the individual title at LIV Golf Miami last year.
    Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • DeBose has not shared any quotes presented without caption to her Instagram over the past year.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • TikTok users also posted the caption over videos of The Eras Tour, Buc-ees and Barnes & Noble, to name a few.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • According to one Senate Republican, the mood of the GOP conference on the topic was anything but over-joyous heading into Wednesday’s big announcement.
    Al Weaver, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The order does not explicitly call out PII or genetic information under that heading.
    Abigail Dubiniecki, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • OneTaste in its heyday was a titillating blend of San Francisco’s counterculture and its tech boom — a wellness startup that made headlines by advocating female empowerment through orgasm.
    Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • There’s no giant leap for Siri, which made its own headlines recently.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Header.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/header. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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