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
In the twentieth century, the same storms that made headlines in New York wreaked quieter havoc across the river.
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Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Home to the volcanic eruptions that have been hitting headlines since 2023, the country’s geothermal power is on full display.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
The Maine club drew national headlines throughout 2025 for its rabid soccer fan base in a small market.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
His allies - in Israel and abroad - kept his campaign for a pardon in the headlines, even as the news cycle and the national attention has been consumed by the war.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Our job as long-term investors, though, is to cut through the noise of headlines to determine what dynamics will have lasting impacts on our portfolio companies.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
The website operates without flashy graphics, partisan commentary, eyeball-grabbing videos, or the snark characteristic of partisan political media, instead presenting headlines and summaries in plain, unadorned fashion.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
The actor made headlines last year after his split from his girlfriend, Ana de Armas.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Apr. 2026
Hersheypark made headlines last summer when a lost boy wandering a monorail line above a crowd was rescued by a park visitor who climbed onto a building and jumped onto the rails.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Home to the volcanic eruptions that have been hitting headlines since 2023, the country’s geothermal power is on full display.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
The Maine club drew national headlines throughout 2025 for its rabid soccer fan base in a small market.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
His allies - in Israel and abroad - kept his campaign for a pardon in the headlines, even as the news cycle and the national attention has been consumed by the war.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Our job as long-term investors, though, is to cut through the noise of headlines to determine what dynamics will have lasting impacts on our portfolio companies.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
The website operates without flashy graphics, partisan commentary, eyeball-grabbing videos, or the snark characteristic of partisan political media, instead presenting headlines and summaries in plain, unadorned fashion.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
The actor made headlines last year after his split from his girlfriend, Ana de Armas.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Apr. 2026
Hersheypark made headlines last summer when a lost boy wandering a monorail line above a crowd was rescued by a park visitor who climbed onto a building and jumped onto the rails.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 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
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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 6 Apr. 2026.
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