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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
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Recent Examples of header
England's all-time leading scorer evened the score with a header after Brian Cipenga had given Congo a surprising halftime lead.
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CBS News,
1 July 2026
Colombia wasted no time imposing itself on the Portugal defense, taking two shots in the opening minutes, the first a header by Cordoba after a Diaz shot was deflected, and another by Rodriguez that went wide.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Raul Jimenez nearly broke the scoreless draw early in the game when his diving header went wide of the Ecuador goal.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Only one of the attempts was on target — a header that was corralled in front of goal.
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Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
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CBS News,
1 July 2026
Colombia wasted no time imposing itself on the Portugal defense, taking two shots in the opening minutes, the first a header by Cordoba after a Diaz shot was deflected, and another by Rodriguez that went wide.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Raul Jimenez nearly broke the scoreless draw early in the game when his diving header went wide of the Ecuador goal.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Only one of the attempts was on target — a header that was corralled in front of goal.
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Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for header
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The 18-year-old has already won three La Liga titles with FC Barcelona, a Spanish Cup, a Spanish Super Cup and a Euros championship in addition to being a Ballon d’Or runner-up.
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As Hart helped the Knicks defeat Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs in five games to clinch an NBA title, New York had the support of Swift, who attended Game 4 at Madison Square Garden on June 10 with her pals, Este and Alana Haim.
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The photo was accompanied by a caption personally written by the princess.
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With a simple red heart as her caption, Johansen posted pictures of herself in the red jacket — that has Haaland's name on the back — as well as photos of herself in the stands as Norway took on Senegal at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Monday, June 22.
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Whether that’s viable heading into budget negotiations with a more progressive Albany is the question corporate lobbyists should be gaming out now.
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Despite shelling out their second-largest salary on the team – behind only Doncic – the Lakers’ amount of wiggle room remains the same heading into unrestricted free agency next week.
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The four days and nights were filled with electronic dance music and headline acts such as Illenium, Excision, Kaskade, GRiZ, Chris Lake and The String Cheese Incident.
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The world press was less restrained; the Post, the Daily Mail, the Hindustan Times, and many others ran screaming headlines, accompanied by photographs of the climbers purloined from social media.
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“Header.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/header. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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