as in titles
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 headlines
The focus was narrow, but thoughtfully executed; two weeks in, the museum even acquired a work that was long believed a false copy, but which was reattributed to Murillo by an art historian, causing a flurry of international headlines.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Suddenly, nearly eight months after her sister's capture, headlines were overtaken by news of the 250 hostages.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The Pop Culture Quiz is your weekly test of what’s making headlines and breaking the internet from the Heartland to Hollywood.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
War kicked the Epstein files out of the headlines.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Here are some of the stocks making headlines in midday trading.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The nine-track rap battle at the center of the legal war started making headlines in April 2024.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
However, in the days leading up to her flight, a cascade of headlines – from geopolitical tensions to airport disruptions – began to chip away at her confidence in traveling at all.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
How the revelation, which made headlines globally, will impact his output and its value remains uncertain.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Suddenly, nearly eight months after her sister's capture, headlines were overtaken by news of the 250 hostages.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The Pop Culture Quiz is your weekly test of what’s making headlines and breaking the internet from the Heartland to Hollywood.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
War kicked the Epstein files out of the headlines.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Here are some of the stocks making headlines in midday trading.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The nine-track rap battle at the center of the legal war started making headlines in April 2024.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
However, in the days leading up to her flight, a cascade of headlines – from geopolitical tensions to airport disruptions – began to chip away at her confidence in traveling at all.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
How the revelation, which made headlines globally, will impact his output and its value remains uncertain.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headlines
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Křížová played in 77 regular-season games and 18 playoff games as part of the Frost’s back-to-back Walter Cup titles.—
Twin Cities,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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Logan Paul and Austin Theory of The Vision defeated The Usos in a street fight to capture the titles, with the finish coming after a sequence involving internet personality IShowSpeed, brass knuckles, and an accidental shot on LA Knight.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On social media, make jokes that don’t follow logic or build toward a punch line, but rather rely on jump cuts and endless captions.—
Emily Menez,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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While organizers of the national movement have not independently verified participation on all seven continents, social media users seized on the image as a symbolic milestone, with many sharing it alongside captions highlighting Antarctica’s status as the world’s southernmost continent.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Simple formatting, recognizable headings, and standard section labels all carry weight in whether a resume is parsed correctly.—
K. H. Koehler,
USA Today,
23 Dec. 2025
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Ratified in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment is short, a mere fifty words including the section headings, but with a large intended effect.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Headlines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headlines. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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