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as in moniker
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
about the only thing the book and the movie have in common are their titles
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as in caption
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
a humorous illustration appears above the title of every chapter in the book
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as in championship
the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition
won the singles title three years in a row
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as in to name
to give a name to
what do you plan on titling your latest album?
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Recent Examples of title
Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
There is also real depth behind the title.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Andre Pennington, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Al Arian also has several Arabic-language projects on the boil including a psychological horror titled Altahwida (Lullaby) about a professor who loses one of his twin daughters in a car accident but is in denial over her death.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 May 2026
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Noun
King hopes to follow in the footsteps of Singer, who helped the Gators to the 2017 national title and is now in his seventh MLB season.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
There is also real depth behind the title.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Verb
When a business owner dies with the company titled personally, the ownership interests pass through probate—a public, court-supervised, often months-long process.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Al Arian also has several Arabic-language projects on the boil including a psychological horror titled Altahwida (Lullaby) about a professor who loses one of his twin daughters in a car accident but is in denial over her death.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for title
Noun
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With a moniker drawn from Greek mythology, the trio intends for Ariadne to be a revenue-sharing hub for creators to navigate IP, wellness tech, production, distribution and the digital economy pipeline.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Its current moniker pays homage to the longleaf pine tree, a foundational pillar of the Raleigh area’s historic timber and naval stores industries.—
Kristy Tolley,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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The April 18 post did not include a caption or give any further context.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Many of the comedians hired their own teams of joke writers, including Hinchcliffe and Chelsea Handler, who posted a photo with some of her writers and tagged them in the caption.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Conley has not won a championship and said that pursuit could factor into his landing spot as well.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Somerset Academy Canyons fell 33-12 to Miami Edison in the 1A state championship.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Charles Melton plays an American GI named Private K who’s trying to locate his daughter and keeps getting into bloody altercations.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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The group said four other boats, named as the Munki, Elengi, Alcione and Zefiro, were also fired at.—
May 19,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Alaïa has been putting more of a spotlight on Archetypes — its nomenclature for pre-collections, which have been overseen in recent seasons by creative director Pieter Mulier.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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To be fair, Saturday’s Kentucky Derby field isn’t entirely devoid of notable nomenclature.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Pope Leo has previously made headlines for his fashion choices.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Some of the sheriff’s new money would also go towards off-site juvenile housing, an issue that’s been in the headlines as McFadden floated the need to reopen a juvenile detention facility in Mecklenburg.—
Mary Ramsey
May 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
Verb
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China labeled the move politically motivated.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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The cash was labeled with the name of a Bahamian politician who was previously allegedly connected with receiving a large shipment of cocaine from Colombia, the complaint said.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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Haida Gwaii, formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands, is a place with many nicknames.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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The players, who mostly went by unique nicknames, had to be over the age of 18, not currently playing in college and have played in fewer than 162 NBA games to be eligible to compete.—
Jason Beede,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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“Title.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/title. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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