as in title
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
I usually just glance at the headlines in the morning paper before dashing off to work
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Recent Examples of headline
Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna has made headlines after publicly calling on California Governor Gavin Newsom to issue a pardon for Canadian rapper Tory Lanez.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 20 May 2025
Most likely, the headlines are created by artificial intelligence to drive traffic to a website, Feigenbaum said.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 11 May 2025
Here are the sectors worth watching as the headlines on trade negotiations start to roll in.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Vintage Chicago Tribune: 5 things that led to ‘Dewey Defeats Truman,’ the newspaper’s most famous headline
The Chicago Tribune covered its first presidential election in 1848.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 20 May 2025
Most likely, the headlines are created by artificial intelligence to drive traffic to a website, Feigenbaum said.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 11 May 2025
Here are the sectors worth watching as the headlines on trade negotiations start to roll in.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Vintage Chicago Tribune: 5 things that led to ‘Dewey Defeats Truman,’ the newspaper’s most famous headline
The Chicago Tribune covered its first presidential election in 1848.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headline
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Also flying are Scott Poteet, given the title of mission pilot, specialist Sarah Gillis, and specialist and medical officer Anna Menon.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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Meanwhile, voters gave Buster and MaryJane the regal titles of prince and princess, while the people's choice awards went to Devin and Bonney.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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His invention projects closed captions into a pair of glasses with the aid of a Bluetooth connection to an iPhone, which provides the information into the microphone.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
20 May 2025
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As a response to the model's Vogue cover published on Tuesday, May 20, the singer, 31, shared photos from the shoot along with a bizarre caption.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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The ledger had German headings: Name des Häftlings, Tag des Todes, Lager, Art des Todes, Name des Postens: name of prisoner, day of death, camp, manner of death, name of guard.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Of the position groups on the roster, the secondary feels the most open-ended heading into OTAs.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2025
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“Headline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headline. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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