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 Messi — not known for headers — leaped to reach the ball that was estimated to be nearly 9 feet (2.70 meters) in the air, redirecting it with his head past Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van de Sar. Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025 Connecting the case to our motherboard are a power-button lead, an HD Audio header cable for the headset combo jack, a 19-pin USB 3.x for the Type-A ports, and a Gen 2x2 Type-E internal cable for the single Type-C external port. PC Magazine, 31 May 2025 Prices range from $40,000 to $85,000, depending on mileage and condition, and almost all have had owners whose improvements—from headers and exhausts to removing the battering-ram bumpers and adding a luggage rack—have made the vehicles even better. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 May 2025 The Argentine timed his leap perfectly and glanced a header into the bottom corner of the Real Betis net. Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for header
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Noun
  • The New Order film is only in development, however, along with many other titles.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
  • The 25-year-old is the first Swede to win a US Women’s Open since Annika Sörenstam earned her third title in 2006.
    Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Your Instagram caption could become next week's newsletter.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • On Thursday, June 12, the 52-year-old actress shared a series of behind-the scenes snaps from her 2015 photo shoot with Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair along with the hashtag #tbt in the caption.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • To be cited in AIOs, make sure your content is credible, ideally with external validation (e.g., reviews, backlinks, expert quotes), clearly structured with headings, lists and short, specific answers and is consistently updated to remain relevant and useful.
    Nick Brown, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • On May 27, Priester was onboard an American Airlines flight heading to Chicago, per the statement.
    Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 30 May 2025
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  • The changes made national headlines and drew negative attention, and tweets from the president.
    Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 3 June 2025
  • The episode demonstrated how local actions by Jewish Washingtonians could create national headlines.
    Time, Time, 3 June 2025

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“Header.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/header. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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